Question

what happened as a result of the sand creek massacre?
(1 point)
americans began to think that taking land from native americans was wrong and that they should be allowed to live peacefully on reservations.
many americans feared native americans more because they saw that native americans were willing to kill large numbers of settlers.
the native americans in sand creek were successful in holding on to the land they defended for a while longer.
the u.s. government came to condemn the incident because so many women and children were murdered.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The Sand Creek Massacre was a violent attack on Native Americans (mostly women, children, and elderly) by U.S. troops. It did not lead to Americans thinking taking Native land was wrong; in fact, the U.S. government's policy of removing Native Americans from their land continued. So this option is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 2: In the Sand Creek Massacre, it was the U.S. troops who attacked the Native Americans (not the other way around, with Native Americans killing settlers in this incident). So this option misrepresents the event and is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 3: The Sand Creek Massacre led to further displacement and mistreatment of Native Americans, not them successfully holding land. So this option is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 4: The Sand Creek Massacre involved the killing of many unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho women and children. The U.S. government, after public outcry, condemned the incident for the brutal killing of non - combatants. This option accurately reflects the consequence of the massacre.

Answer:

D. The U.S. government came to condemn the incident because so many women and children were murdered.