The Indians Battled Whites for All the Following Reasons Except

question 43

Multiple Choice

The Indians battled whites for all the following reasons except to

• A) rescue their families who had been exiled to Oklahoma.
• B) avenge savage massacres of Indians by whites.
• C) punish whites for breaking treaties.
• D) defend their lands against white invaders.
• E) preserve their nomadic way of life against forced settlement.

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