Question

westward expansion
independent practice
many battles over resources and land were fought between white settlers and native americans. match each person or term with the correct description.

red river war
series of events that led to the defeat of the southern plains indians

sitting bull
colorado militia attack on an unarmed group of cheyenne and arapaho native americans

wounded knee
attack led by crazy horse and sitting bull in which colonel george custer and his men were killed

sand creek massacre
sioux indian chief who helped fight off the u.s. army in the dakotas and montana

red cloud
site in south dakota that ended the ghost dance war

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Explanation:

• The Red River War was a campaign that defeated southern Plains tribes, forcing them onto reservations.
• The Sand Creek Massacre was a 1864 attack by U.S. militia on peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho.
• Sitting Bull was a Sioux leader who, with Crazy Horse, defeated Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
• The 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre marked the end of the Ghost Dance movement and major Native American armed resistance.
• Red Cloud was a Sioux chief who led successful campaigns against the U.S. Army in the northern Plains in the 1860s.

Answer:

1. Red River War - series of events that led to the defeat of the southern Plains Indians
2. Sand Creek Massacre - Colorado militia attack on an unarmed group of Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans
3. Sitting Bull - attack led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull in which Colonel George Custer and his men were killed
4. Wounded Knee - site in South Dakota that ended the Ghost Dance War
5. Red Cloud - Sioux Indian chief who helped fight off the U.S. Army in the Dakotas and Montana