Question

westward expansion
guided practice
native americans and many white people had differing views of nature—differences that would lead to ongoing conflict. by the middle 1800s, the government began moving native americans off land that had been promised them forever.
why did native americans wave the american flag when the militia attacked at the sand creek massacre?
a. to warn the attacking militia that they were armed and dangerous
b. to show the attacking militia that they were friends of the whites
c. to show the attacking militia that they hated the united states
d. to show the attacking militia that they owned sand creek

Explanation:

During the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne and Arapaho people waved the American flag and a white flag to signal they were peaceful and intended no harm, hoping to avoid attack from the U.S. militia.

Answer:

B. to show the attacking militia that they were friends of the whites