United States–Native American wars

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The United States–Native American wars were a series of conflicts spanning several centuries in which the U.S. government and its settlers fought numerous Native American nations over land, resources, and sovereignty across North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war
military conflict
series of wars
belligerent United States Army
United States state militias
United States volunteers
individual Native American nations
various Native American confederacies
cause U.S. policy of Indian removal
competition for land
competition for natural resources
settler encroachment on Native lands
violation of treaties with Native nations
westward expansion of the United States
conflictBetween Native American nations
United States government
United States settlers
conflictType land conflict
resource conflict
sovereignty conflict
endPoint late 19th century
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War

Antebellum period
Early national period of the United States
Gilded Age
Reconstruction era
location North America
United States
mainTheater American frontier
notableSubconflict Apache Wars
Black Hawk War
Colorado War
Creek War
linked to: Creek War of 1836

Dakota War of 1862
First Seminole War
Great Sioux War of 1876
Modoc War
Nez Perce War
Northwest Indian War
Red Cloud's War
Second Seminole War
Tecumseh's War
Wounded Knee Massacre
partOf American Indian Wars
United States expansionism
settler colonialism in North America
policyContext Indian Removal Act of 1830
Manifest Destiny ideology
reservation policy of the United States
precededBy British–Native American wars
French and Indian War
linked to: Seven Years' War
relatedConcept cultural genocide against Native Americans
ethnic cleansing of Native Americans
frontier violence
result demographic decline of many Native American populations
establishment of the reservation system
expansion of U.S. territorial control to the Pacific
forced relocation of Native American nations
large-scale dispossession of Native American lands
startPoint late 18th century

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Black Hawk War partOf United States–Native American wars
Black Hawk War partOf American Indian Wars
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Old West hasCharacteristic Indian Wars
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Old West associatedWithEvent Indian Wars
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United States–Native American wars partOf American Indian Wars
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Northwest Indian War partOf American Indian Wars
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William R. Shafter conflict Indian Wars
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Camp Cady site significantPeriod American Indian Wars
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Oliver Otis Howard servedIn Indian Wars
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Winnebago War partOf American Indian Wars
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Fort Mojave area relatedTo Indian Wars in the American Southwest
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Battle of Wisconsin Heights partOf United States–Native American wars
Battle of Wisconsin Heights partOf American Indian Wars
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Battle of Bad Axe partOf United States–Native American wars
Battle of Bad Axe partOf American Indian Wars
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Battle of Stillman’s Run partOf United States–Native American wars
Fort Sill, Oklahoma historicallyAssociatedWith Indian Wars
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United States Cavalry activeInConflict Indian Wars
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United States Cavalry engagedIn Indian Wars in the American West
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United States Ordnance Department conflictInvolved Indian Wars
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Second Seminole War partOf Indian Wars
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Creek War of 1836 partOf Indian Wars
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Creek War of 1836 partOf U.S. Indian removal conflicts
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Wild West notableEvent Indian Wars
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British–Native American wars followedBy United States–Native American wars
British–Native American wars relatedTo American Indian Wars
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Apache Wars partOf American Indian Wars
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Tecumseh's War partOf American Indian Wars
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First Seminole War conflictType Indian Wars
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Commanding General of the United States Army significantEvent Indian Wars
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Philip Sheridan conflict Indian Wars
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3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) battleHonors Indian Wars
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Red Cloud's War conflictOf American Indian Wars
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Great Sioux War of 1876 partOf American Indian Wars
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Nez Perce War conflictType United States–Native American conflict
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Nez Perce War partOf American Indian Wars
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Modoc War partOf American Indian Wars
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Wounded Knee Massacre hasContext Indian Wars
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Wounded Knee Massacre hasContext American Indian Wars
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Kawita people conflictInvolved Creek–American conflicts
subject linked to: Kawita (Coweta) people
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Colorado War partOf American Indian Wars
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Stephen W. Kearny conflict American Indian Wars
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United States–Native American treaties historicalContext U.S.–Indian Wars
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Little Turtle's War partOf American Indian Wars
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William F. Cody participantIn Indian Wars
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Hualapai War partOf American Indian Wars
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Red Bird uprising partOf American Indian Wars
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End of the Trail influencedBy Indian Wars
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Frederick Dent Grant participantIn Indian Wars
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Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 partOf United States–Indian Wars
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