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The Five Tribes’ objections to the claims of US commissioners at Fort Smith included all of the following except __________.A.that many tribal members had fought on the side of the Union during the warB.that the Confederacy had promised to protect tribal lands from white settlement in exchange for the Five Tribes' loyaltyC.that the Union had abandoned the Indian Territory during the Civil WarD.that the Five Tribes were sovereign nations and could make treaties with whomever they wished