American Indian wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1783-1891
Article abstract: At issue: Ownership of land in North America. Result: Victorious U.S. federal government takes control of Native American lands, often removing the inhabitants or placing them on reservations.
Background
Between the signing of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution in 1783 and the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890, the United States took control of a wide swath of the North American continent between the Appalachian mountains and the Pacific Coast. The sweep of the frontier westward was accompanied by several dozen American...
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