Which statement best describes Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson's views on treaties with Indians
a. Adams paid lip service to their sanctity; Jackson considered them absurd.
b. Adams brought to them a lawyer's zeal for finding loopholes; Jackson was a simple farmer who wanted to follow the law as written.
c. Although they had different experiences, each respected Indians enough to insist on honorably upholding what was written.
d. Neither considered Indian treaties worth the paper on which they were written.
A
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