Question

many seminole peoples declared the treaty of paynes landing illegal and refused to: a. surrender their land to the u.s. government without payment. b. leave florida and relocate to new land in the arkansas territory. c. accept responsibility for the first seminole war. d. allow the u.s. government to enforce its laws on their land.

Explanation:

The Treaty of Payne's Landing (1832) required the Seminole to leave Florida and move to Indian Territory (present - day Oklahoma, not Arkansas as in option B's incorrect location mention, but the main idea was relocation). The Seminole who opposed the treaty refused to leave their homeland. Option A is wrong as the treaty was about relocation (not just land surrender without payment in the context of refusal reason here). Option C is incorrect as the refusal was not about war responsibility. Option D is not the main reason related to the treaty's core relocation demand.

Answer:

B. leave Florida and relocate to new land in the Arkansas Territory.