Read this part of the text. Who needed to sign a treaty for the purchase of a Native nation’s land to be legal?
A) the United States government and the European settlers
B) the French government and people living in the Southeast
C) the United States government and the Native nation’s government
D) the Georgia state government and the Cherokee leader
The correct answer is C) the United States government and the Native nation’s government.
Explanation: For the purchase of a Native nation’s land to be legally recognized, treaties needed to be signed between the U.S. government and the government of the Native nation, as these treaties established the terms of the land transfer and were meant to formalize the agreement in a legal context.