What argument did Andrew Jackson use to persuade people that the Indian removal act was a good decision?

A. American Indians have become too wealthy and are not as hospitable as they were before.

B. American Indians are afraid of the white settlers and are begging for their own land.

C. White settlers will be safer once American Indians have been moved to a different location.

D. White settlers are more important than American Indians and deserve more land.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?