Hualapai War

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The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.

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instanceOf armed conflict
war
conflictBetween Hualapai people
United States of America
surface form: United States

settlers in Arizona Territory
describedBySource histories of the American West
studies of Native American–U.S. conflicts
endTime 1870
followedBy reservation-era policies toward the Hualapai
hasCause competition over land
competition over water and other resources
construction and use of wagon roads through Hualapai territory
encroaching settlement on Hualapai lands
raids and reprisals between Hualapai and settlers
violence between settlers and Hualapai people
hasEffect disruption of traditional Hualapai lifeways
increased U.S. military presence in northern Arizona
loss of access to traditional Hualapai lands
locatedIn Arizona Territory
present-day Arizona
mainParticipant Arizona territorial militia
Hualapai people
United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army
partOf United States–Native American wars
surface form: American Indian Wars
result consolidation of U.S. control over Hualapai territory
defeat of the Hualapai resistance
forced relocation of many Hualapai
heavy casualties among the Hualapai people
startTime 1865
temporalContext mid-19th century

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Hualapai people historicalEvent Hualapai War