Read the excerpt from "We Are Determined Not to Sell Our Lands."Brother, we think it strange that you should jump over the lands of our brethren in the East to come to our council-fire so far off to get our lands. When we sold our lands in the East to the white people, we determined never to sell those we kept, which are as small as we can comfortably live on.
Answer
A
by acknowledging that tribes have enough lands on which to live comfortably
B
by emphasizing that the tribes already live on the smallest piece of land that can support them
C
by emphasizing the fact that the US government came to offer a deal to the tribes
D
by acknowledging the tribes in the East that the US government already passed over
Explanation
The speaker says the tribes kept lands that “are as small as we can comfortably live on.” This emphasizes that they already have only the smallest amount of land they need to live comfortably, so they are determined not to sell it. Choice B best matches that idea.
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