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 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

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Hayfield Fight theater United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Wagon Box Fight timePeriod United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Powder River Expedition partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Fort Phil Kearny conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Fort Phil Kearny topic United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: United States–Native American military conflicts
Fort Reno constructedDuringConflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Yavapai War partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of the Powder River (1876) historicalPeriod United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Ghost Dance religious movement relatedTo United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Native American resistance movements
killing of Sitting Bull hasHistoricalPeriod United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars era
Fort C. F. Smith historicalEra United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Alvan C. Gillem conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of Wood Lake partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Chief Joseph conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Dull Knife Fight historicalEra United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
They Died with Their Boots On setInPeriod United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Jefferson C. Davis conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of Slim Buttes era United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of Cedar Creek (1876) partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
John Gibbon conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Battle of the Clearwater historicalPeriod United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of the Clearwater partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars in the American West
Colorado Territory militia activeDuring United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Sand Creek Massacre partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
John M. Chivington conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Black Kettle conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
White Antelope conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
United States military history includesConflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Battle of the Big Hole theater United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of the Big Hole partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Army and Navy Journal coveredEvent United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Battle of Canyon Creek historicalPeriod United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Black Hoof conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Battle of Bear Paw partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Indian War relatedConcept United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Alfred Terry conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Roman Nose conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Washita Massacre conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Washita Massacre partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Yakima War partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Chickasaw (some warriors) broaderHistoricalContext United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: U.S.–Native American wars
Fort Miami (British fort) partOfConflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Anglo-American frontier conflicts
St. Clair's campaign, 1791 partOf United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: early United States–Native American wars
United States Army 16th Infantry Regiment conflictParticipated United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Samuel S. Sumner conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Arizona territorial militia conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Edwin V. Sumner conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: American Indian Wars
Henry W. Lawton conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars
Edward Otho Cresap Ord conflict United States–Native American wars
this entity surface form: Indian Wars