A.
They refused to pay the Five Tribes annuities required by treaties.
B.
They left the region and could no longer protect the tribes from attack.
C.
They attacked forts controlled by the Five Tribes.
D.
They drafted tribe members into Union regiments, sending them to fight against the Confederacy.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D
1 answer
The best answer is A. They refused to pay the Five Tribes annuities required by treaties.
During the Civil War, the Union's refusal to uphold financial obligations, such as annuities owed to the Five Tribes (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole), represented a significant breach of treaty obligations.
