This article is about how the practice of slavery affected American Indians, both as enslaved people and as owners of enslaved people. Be prepared to answer questions to check your understanding of the article. Click here to begin Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. Before white Europeans began bringing Africans to the Americas, American Indians sometimes enslaved . 2. American Indians typically consider enslaved American Indians to be racially inferior. 3. The first Europeans in the Americas bought and sold enslaved American Indians but came to enslaved Africans.

Read the excerpt from jefferson’s inaugural address. “with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? still one thing more, fellow citizens—a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” which identifies a presidential action taken by jefferson that reflects his attempt to realize the goals expressed in the excerpt? a. changing the tax system to reduce the size of government b. purchasing the louisiana territory from france c. creating a national prison system to incarcerate criminals d. improving social programs to feed the poor