Why did the Seminole Nation have to pay the US for former Creek land? A. They had to pay off a debt they acquired during the Civil War. B. They sold all their tribal lands in the Reconstruction Treaties of 1866. C. They wanted to help provide for the Creeks. D. They wanted Creek land for its oil wells and resources. 
Answer is B

Respuesta :

The correct option is B.
The Seminole are one of the five tribes that are forcibly removed from the Indian territory during the first part of the nineteen century. The Seminole tribe sold their lands for 15 cent an acre and move to the creek region, where they bought land for 30 cent an acre. Later on, the tribe had to re- buy these land from the US government for 50 cent an acre.

Answer:

b

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