Select the paragraph from the article's introduction [paragraphs 1-4] that explains how the U.S. government conducted business with Native American tribes. A Relations between Native Americans and the U.S. government have been tense. To many Native Americans, the history begins with their uneasy welcoming of the first European settlers, which was followed by times of opposition, defeat and near-extinction. To Americans, the history includes both treating Native American tribes as equals and exiling them from their homes. Often, these efforts happened at the same time. B Many Native American tribes allied with the British during the Revolutionary War. However, the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, was silent on the fates of these British allies. The new U.S. government was thus free to acquire Native American lands by treaty or force. Resistance from the tribes stopped the encroachment of settlers, at least for a while. C After the Revolutionary War, the United States maintained the British policy of making treaties with Native American tribes. In general, the treaties defined the boundaries of Native American lands. They also stated how much the government would pay the tribes for taking their land. D On occasion, the representatives of Native American tribes who signed the treaties were not authorized under tribal law to do so. For example, William McIntosh, chief of the Muscogee-Creek Nation, signed the Treaty of Indian Springs in violation of tribal law. The 1825 treaty ceded virtually all of the tribe's land in the state of Georgia. McIntosh was later assassinated.