United States–Native American wars

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colonial war military conflict series of wars

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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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
American Indian Wars	73
Indian Wars	63
United States–Native American wars canonical	6
Indian Wars in the United States	2
American Indian Wars era	1
American Indian Wars in the American West	1
Anglo-American frontier conflicts	1
Creek–American conflicts	1
Indian Wars in the American Southwest	1
Indian Wars in the American West	1
Indian Wars in the Great Basin region	1
Indian wars	1
Native American resistance movements	1
U.S. Indian Wars	1
U.S. Indian removal conflicts	1
U.S. Indian wars	1
U.S.–Indian Wars	1
U.S.–Native American wars	1
United States–Indian Wars	1
United States–Native American conflict	1
United States–Native American military conflicts	1
early United States–Native American wars	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
belligerent	United States Army ⓘ United States militia forces ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: American Civil War era Antebellum period ⓘ Early national period of the United States ⓘ Gilded Age ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ
location	North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mainTheater	American frontier ⓘ
notableSubconflict	Apache Wars ⓘ Black Hawk War ⓘ Colorado War ⓘ Creek War of 1836 ⓘ surface form: Creek War 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	United States–Native American wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars United States expansionism ⓘ settler colonialism in North America ⓘ
policyContext	Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830 United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: Manifest Destiny ideology reservation policy of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	British–Native American wars ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: French and Indian 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (162)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Hawk War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Old West → hasCharacteristic → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Old West → associatedWithEvent → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

United States–Native American wars → partOf → United States–Native American wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Northwest Indian War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

William R. Shafter → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Camp Cady site → significantPeriod → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Oliver Otis Howard → servedIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Winnebago War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Fort Mojave area → relatedTo → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the American Southwest

Battle of Wisconsin Heights → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Battle of Bad Axe → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Battle of Stillman’s Run → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

Fort Sill, Oklahoma → historicallyAssociatedWith → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

United States Cavalry → activeInConflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

United States Cavalry → engagedIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the American West

United States Ordnance Department → conflictInvolved → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Second Seminole War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Creek War of 1836 → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Creek War of 1836 → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Indian removal conflicts

Wild West → notableEvent → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

British–Native American wars → followedBy → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

British–Native American wars → relatedTo → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Apache Wars → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Tecumseh's War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

First Seminole War → conflictType → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Commanding General of the United States Army → significantEvent → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Philip Sheridan → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) → battleHonors → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Red Cloud's War → conflictOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Great Sioux War of 1876 → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Nez Perce War → conflictType → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Native American conflict

Nez Perce War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Modoc War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Wounded Knee Massacre → hasContext → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Wounded Knee Massacre → hasContext → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Kawita (Coweta) people → conflictInvolved → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Kawita people

this entity surface form: Creek–American conflicts

Colorado War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Stephen W. Kearny → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

United States–Native American treaties → historicalContext → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Indian Wars

Little Turtle's War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

William F. Cody → participantIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Hualapai War → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Red Bird uprising → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

End of the Trail → influencedBy → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Frederick Dent Grant → participantIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Indian Wars