Question

choose the best answer.

treaties were made with native american tribes as though ___
the tribes were colonies of the united states
the tribes were foreign nations outside the continental united states
the tribes were foreign nations within the united states

Explanation:

U.S. legal framework historically recognized Native American tribes as sovereign entities within U.S. territorial bounds, so treaties treated them as foreign nations located inside the United States. Colonies would not have sovereign treaty status, and the tribes were within the continental U.S., not outside.

Answer:

the tribes were foreign nations within the United States