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Indian Wars
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Confederate States of America and Republic of Texas against various American Indian tribes in North America. -
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King Philip's War
King Philip's War was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands against the English New England Colonies and their indigenous allies. It was important because it marked the last major attempt by Native American tribes in southern New England to resist English colonization, leading to the decline of Native American power and opening vast areas of land for English settlement -
Pueblo revolts
A revolt of Pueblo Native Americans in New Mexico threatens Spanish rule over New Mexico. This event was important because it led to the temporary expulsion of Spanish colonizers from New Mexico and significantly altered the Spanish approach to governing indigenous populations. -
Pontiac's war
Pontiac's War was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War. Warriors from numerous nations joined in an effort to drive British soldiers and settlers out of the region. It is significant because demonstrated Native American resistance to British expansion after the French and Indian War, leading to the British Royal Proclamation of 1763 and increased colonial discontent. -
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The California Genocide
The California genocide was a series of genocidal massacres of the indigenous peoples of California by United States soldiers and settlers during the 19th century. It is important because it is estimated that settlers killed between 9,492 and 16,094 indigenous Californians. -
Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. it is important because it marked a major Native American victory, highlighting the strength of the Lakota and Cheyenne tribes against the U.S. Army. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, involved nearly three hundred Lakota people killed by soldiers of the United States Army. It was important because it marked the violent end of the Ghost Dance movement and the final armed resistance of the Lakota people to the US government. -
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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement of about 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850, and the additional thousands of Native Americans and their enslaved African Americans within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government. it is significant because it represents a chapter in American history, highlighting the forced removal of Cherokee people from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in the West. -
American Indian Society Organizes
US Congress passed the Indian Reorganization Act. This new policy sought to protect American Indians from loss of their lands and provided funds for economic development. This is important because it also helped reestablish tribal governments. Source -
The Long Walk
The Longest Walk was major national protest event that began in San Francisco where a group of American Indians set out for Washington, DC, to symbolize the forced removal of Indians from their ancestral homes. They also wanted draw attention to the growing governmental and public backlash against efforts to protect Indian treaty rights and Native Peoples. -
Sources
All sources used were Wikipedia and KnowItAll.org