Which statement is an accurate description of a tactic used by the Cherokees to keep white settlers from taking their land? A. They formed an alliance with other tribes and sent representatives to Congress.

B. They asked the British to help them fight the United States.

C. They adopted some European customs and tried to fit in with white neighbors.

D. They destroyed their crops to make the land worthless to whites.

Read the excerpt from “pakistan’s malala.” "ziauddin had a revolutionary zeal and deep commitment to education," ellick said this week. "this charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways. she loves school, homework. whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books." "she didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she's 10 and 11, because who does? " ellick said. "her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have. she caught his contagious commitment and idealism." which detail best reflects how living in the taliban-ruled swat valley affected malala?