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Native Americans and Virgina colonists begin to clash in the Powhatan War
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Native Americans in New Mexico rise against Spanish settlements
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The U.S. Army defeats Native American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio
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U.S. Congress passes Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act authorizes the relocation of Indians to reservations -
The Cherokee take the "Trail of Tears" to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma
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The Apache wars of Texas and the Southwest begin
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Sioux warriors destroy George Armstrong Custer's army at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana