Why Did Campaigns Against Native American Tribes in the West

question 36

Multiple Choice

Why did campaigns against Native American tribes in the West intensify after 1865?

• A) The tribes formed a powerful confederation to resist white settlement.
• B) The U.S. Army had been released from the military campaigns of the Civil War.
• C) President Andrew Johnson vowed to subdue the tribes.
• D) Wounded Knee drastically reduced Indian resistance and paved the way for final victory.

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