Why did Confederates succeed in establishing alliances with some Indian tribes?
a. Some had endured the Trail of Tears and had no particular love for the Union.
b. They offered to give land back to the Indians.
c. They promised the Indians black slaves.
d. They paid them twice as much as the Union Army.
ANSWER: a
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