Select the correct answer. while andrew jackson was president, american indians were forced to walk long distances in harsh conditions to land the government had set aside for them. which cause or effect statement is true about this time? a. conflicts between european americans and american indians arose because jackson was a hero of the common people. b. the trail of tears marked the first significant hostile exchange between european americans and american indians. c. jackson appointed his friends to the bureau of indian affairs, and it was those friends who passed the indian removal act. d. a series of conflicts between european americans and american indians led to this situation, and more such conflicts would follow.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: