Snake War
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The Snake War was a mid-19th-century conflict in the American West between the United States and various Native American groups, notably the Northern Paiute, Bannock, and Western Shoshone, over control of territory and resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snake War canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Snake Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bannock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Shoshone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | high on both sides relative to contemporary western Indian wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Bannock bands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Paiute bands ⓘ Western Shoshone bands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
forcible relocation of Native groups to reservations
ⓘ
increased U.S. control over interior Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| endTime | 1868 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent reservation-era resistance in the region ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competition for land and resources
ⓘ
conflict over control of territory ⓘ disruption of Native hunting and gathering grounds ⓘ protection of emigrant and freight routes ⓘ settler expansion into Native lands ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–American Civil War frontier conflicts ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Pacific Northwest interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Columbia Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Snake Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the deadliest Indian Wars in the American West by casualties ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | early conflicts between settlers and Snake Indians in the 1850s ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | U.S. military forces vs. mobile Native raiding bands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boise River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Owyhee region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
defeat of Northern Paiute, Bannock, and Western Shoshone resistance ⓘ |
| startTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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