What happened to Cherokee slaveholders after the Civil War?

A) They were slaughtered.
B) They were forced to leave the United States.
C) They were forced to give former slaves some of their land.
D) They were forced to march to Oklahoma.
E) They had land given to them by the federal government.

Cherokee Slaveholders

Members of the Cherokee Nation who owned African American slaves, particularly before the Civil War.

Ancestral Territory

Land that is considered spiritually and historically significant to a group of people, often indigenous groups, because their ancestors lived and operated on it.