t 4.6.4 Quiz: Conflicts with American Indians Question 2 of 5 Which statement best describes the effect of westward expansion on American Indians during the 1800s? A. They lost increasing amounts of land and were eventually forced onto small reservations. B. They lost the lands they were living on but were given the full rights of U.S. citizens. C. They were relocated to unsettled lands in the Northeast, where they lived on reservations. D. They were forced to move from the Midwest to the Southeast but had the protection of the U.S. government.