A) The Indians of the middle ground remained isolated from European settlers.
B) Indians living here established deep-seated economic and cultural ties with French traders.
C) Indians in this region often allied themselves with the English in conflicts against the French.
D) Indian chiefs in this region ran their societies through a powerful patriarchal system.
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