The excerpt is from the Treaty of New York. 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. Which explains how the treaty helped the Creeks protect their remaining lands? It stopped the Creeks from imprisoning anyone who took land belonging to their tribes. It required the US to pay a fine every time someone took land belonging to the Creeks. It gave the US the right to protect anyone who took land belonging to the Creeks. It prevented the US from protecting anyone who took land belonging to the Creeks