Which of the following was not one of the arguments the Five Tribes made in response to the United States’ demands during the Fort Smith Council?

The Five Tribes pointed to their sovereignty, the withdrawal of U.S. troops, and the fact that many of their people had supported the Union. But their formal agreements with the Confederacy meant they could not argue that they had never supported it during the war. The claim that they had never truly supported the Confederacy was not one of their arguments.

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