It can be inferred from the author's discussion of McLaughlin's views that the author thinks that Cherokee acculturalization in the 1820s A. was reversed in the decades following the 1820s B. may have been part of an already-existing process of acculturalization C. could have been the result of earlier contacts with missionaries D. would not have occurred without the encouragement of the United States government E. was primarily a result of the influence of White traders living near the Cherokee