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.

Plains Indians → affectedBy → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Indian Wars

Buffalo Soldiers → activeInConflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Henry Atkinson – United States forces → associatedWith → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Atkinson

this entity surface form: U.S. Indian wars

Washita River → associatedWith → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Fort Larned → usedDuring → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Fort Churchill → usedDuring → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the Great Basin region

Tennessee militia → participatedIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

George Armstrong Custer → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment → conflictParticipated → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Indian Campaign Medal → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Indian Campaign Medal → conflictType → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Cochise (Apache leader) → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Cochise

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

7th Cavalry Regiment → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Kiowa people → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

3rd Cavalry Regiment → conflictParticipated → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

United States Artillery Corps → conflictInvolvement → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Navajo Wars → relatedTo → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Fort Riley, Kansas (named after him) → militaryConflictAssociation → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Riley

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Fort Mellon engagements → conflictType → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the United States

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

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

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

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Duncan L. Clinch → fieldOfWork → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Texas frontier → characterizedBy → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian wars

Battle of Withlacoochee → conflictType → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the United States

Elwell Stephen Otis → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Cochise War → historicalPeriod → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Mangas Coloradas → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

George Crook → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Nelson A. Miles → participantIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Nelson A. Miles → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Battle of Apache Pass → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Battle of Adobe Walls (1874) → conflictIn → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Henry Ware Lawton → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Siege of Fort Harrison → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

James Henry Carleton → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Cibecue Creek battle → theater → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Battle of Fort Ridgely → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Pawnee Scouts in U.S. Army → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

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

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Philip → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Sheridan

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) → engagement → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Battle of the Little Bighorn → historicalPeriod → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

Two Moon → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Indian Wars

William S. Harney → conflict → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Powder River Country → knownFor → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars

Fetterman Fight → partOf → United States–Native American wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars