Which of the following was not a claim made by the US commissioners during the Fort Smith Council of 1865?

The commissioners sought greater US access to tribal lands, including for railroad construction, rather than arguing that railroad companies should be prevented from building there. They also accused tribes of violating treaties by siding with the Confederacy and argued that this justified taking away tribal lands and annuities. Therefore, the claim that railroads should be kept off tribal lands was not one they made.

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