When the Civil War began, many tribal leaders believed the Union had failed to honor their treaties with the Five Tribes. Which of the following best describes what occurred?

When the Civil War began, Union troops withdrew from Indian Territory, where the Five Tribes lived. This left the tribes without the protection they expected under their treaties and vulnerable to attack. So the best answer is that the Union left the region and could no longer protect the tribes from attack.

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