How did the union break its treaty with the five tribes when the civil war started? 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.

The answer to the question:
How did the Union break its treaty with the Five Tribes when the Civil War started? 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.

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A. They refused to pay the Five Tribes annuities required by treaties.

They had strained relationships with colonists but good relationships with american indians