Question

4i decide whether each event increased or decreased white americans’ desire for native american land.
4i

changes in the united states, 1810–1830	increased desire to take native american land	decreased desire to take native american land
new technology makes it easier to farm and to sell crops. more people want to have land so they can farm and make money from it.
gold is discovered on cherokee land. white americans want access to the gold
the american population grows rapidly. there are more people who want land to farm.

Explanation:

Each event is evaluated based on whether it creates a new incentive or increases existing motivation for white Americans to acquire Native American land:

1. Profitable cotton farming with enslaved labor creates demand for more land, increasing desire for Native land.
2. New farming/trade technology makes land more economically valuable, increasing desire for Native land.
3. Gold discovery on Cherokee land creates a direct incentive to take the land, increasing desire.
4. A growing population increases competition for farmland, increasing desire for Native land.

Answer:

1. In the South, it is legal to own enslaved people and use their labor to grow profitable crops like cotton. Many white slaveowners wanted more land to grow cotton. → Increased desire to take Native American land
2. New technology makes it easier to farm and to sell crops. More people want to have land so they can farm and make money from it. → Increased desire to take Native American land
3. Gold is discovered on Cherokee land. White Americans want access to the gold. → Increased desire to take Native American land
4. The American population grows rapidly. There are more people who want land to farm. → Increased desire to take Native American land