Why did the Seminole argue that their treaty, the Treaty of Fort Gibson, was illegitimate and unenforceable?

The Seminole argued that the treaty was not binding because only a small group had signed it, and that group did not represent the tribe as a whole. A treaty’s legitimacy depends on authorization from those it claims to bind. Therefore, the correct choice is “The treaty was signed by a small group that did not represent the tribe.”

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