Why were landowners responsible for road repairs? they knew their land and could best keep up with it. they had the wealth to repair it. the government paid them for the repairs. they refused to allow others to take care of it.

Landowners were responsible for road repairs as they had the wealth to repair it, which is presumed by the simple fact of owning a plot of land. In fact, the right of property brings as an obligation the constitution and maintenance of right of way in cases where it is necessary.

treating native americans justly and giving them equal rights as citizens of the united states" was not a way in which americans sought to solve the indian problem. removal was the most popular idea.