Why did native americans have to renegotiate treaties with the u. s. government after the civil war? a) many of them had fought for the confederate army, so they were perceived as an enemy of the nation. b) because they had lost so many tribal members, they wanted to make new arrangements with the government. c) they had established new tribal leaders after the war and wanted the u. s. government to recognize them. d) they had challenged the old terms in court and had permission from the supreme court to make adjustments.

At the end of the Civil War The U.S.  government needed to draw up Reconstruction Treaties. The native tribes were told that they had forfeited their rights, annuities and land claims under the old treaties when they had joined the Confederacy.

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Why did Native Americans have to renegotiate treaties with the U.S. government after the Civil War?

a) Many of them had fought for the Confederate Army, so they were perceived as an enemy of the nation.

The correct answer is a) Native Americans had to renegotiate treaties with the U.S. government after the Civil War because many of them had fought for the Confederate Army, so they were percieved as an enemy of the nation.

Among the nations or tribes that had traeties with the Confederacy were: Chactaw, Chickasaw, Osage, Seneca, Shawnee and Quapaw; while the Cherokee, Muscogee and Seminole fought for both sides.

After the war, a comission was formed (Southern Traety Commission) that summoned the leaders of the tribes to sign new treaties ith the government, this was not optional, it was mandatory.

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