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.

Aliases (8)

American Indian Wars ×20
Indian Wars ×17
Creek–American conflicts ×1
Indian Wars in the American Southwest ×1
Indian Wars in the American West ×1
U.S. Indian removal conflicts ×1
U.S.–Indian Wars ×1
United States–Native American conflict ×1

Statements (60)

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 → 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 → 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 →
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 (48)

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