Question

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ebuilding the cherokee nation.\ and so there were bitter internal divisions among our people during that period of time, that period of discussion. we had non - indian friends throughout the south who helped us, who took up our cause and tried to protect the cherokees and work with us. some of our friends spent time in jail. which is the best paraphrase of the excerpt? wilma mankiller says that there was conflict between her people during this time. some non - indians helped them, and some of those who helped went to jail for their efforts. wilma mankiller says that there were harsh discussions among her people during that period of time. many cherokee and non - indians who supported their cause went to jail. there were problems during that particular time within the cherokee nation. the cherokee had many discussions with people from the south who wanted to help them.

Explanation:

The original text mentions bitter internal divisions among the Cherokee people during a certain discussion - period and non - Indian friends who helped and some of whom went to jail. The first option accurately captures these key points. The second option wrongly states that many Cherokee who supported their cause went to jail (the text only mentions non - Indians going to jail). The third option does not mention non - Indians going to jail and also has an inaccurate description of the nature of the problems.

Answer:

Wilma Mankiller says that there was conflict between her people during this time. Some non - Indians helped them, and some of those who helped went to jail for their efforts.