If any citizen of the United States, or other person not being an Indian, shall

If any citizen of the United States, or other person not being an Indian, shall attempt to settle on any of the Creeks' lands, such person shall forfeit the protection of the United States, and the Creeks may punish him or not, as they please. —Treaty of New York,
1790

According to the treaty, anyone who took land that belonged to the Creek people

would be assisted by the US government.
could keep what they claimed.
would be forced to pay a harsh fine.
could be punished according to Creek law.
The answer is D)