Which statement is accurate regarding the impact of American independence on Native Americans?
A) Indian tribes were given formal recognition by the Treaty of Paris, which established them as an independent nation.
B) Indians stood firm in their support of the British, who reciprocated by creating an Indian confederacy between Canada and the United States.
C) Independence resulted in efforts to complete the process of dispossessing Indians of their lands in the new nation.
D) Native Americans were largely unaffected by American independence, because they had already fled to Canada during the Seven Years' War.
E) The Declaration of Independence asserted that Native Americans' property rights must be respected in the United States.

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Independence led to increased pressure on Native American lands as the new United States sought to expand westward, often resulting in the dispossession of Native American lands.

Which Statement Is Accurate Regarding the Impact of American Independence