Federal Inaction In Native American Intertribal Conflicts
Which of the following best explains why the federal government rarely enforced its statutory obligation to protect Native American tribes from conflicts with one another?
A
The federal government benefited from warfare among Native American tribes.
B
The impending Civil War made it impossible to defend individual tribes.
C
Native American tribes refused the federal government's offers of protection.
D
President Andrew Jackson lacked the congressional funding necessary to protect the tribes.