Early in the Civil War, those living in Indian Territory often disagreed on which side to take. Which of the following best describes how splits generally occurred?

Divisions often occurred within individual tribes rather than between whole tribes. In general, many full-blooded people favored neutrality or the Union, while many people of mixed ancestry and tribal leaders who had closer ties to the South supported the Confederacy. This makes A the best description; the split was not simply a matter of religion or geography.

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