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After the war, some Americans retaliated against those Indian tribes that had supported the British. Cherokee Chief Dragging Canoe led bands of Indians against white settlers in the South from through At the Battle of the Bluffs, he led warriors to destroy Fort Nashborough in Tennessee , but a pack of unleashed hunting dogs forced them back during the battle.

Harrison prevailed, however, and the Shawnee retreated north. Tecumseh died in the battle, leading many Indians to abandon the British cause. The battle ended with the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson and the Creeks ceding almost two million acres of land. In the Second Seminole War , the Indians fought to retain their land in the Florida Everglades but were almost wiped out. After being outgunned and outnumbered, most of them agreed to move to Indian reservations in Oklahoma.

In , the government forcibly removed around 15, Cherokee from their homeland and made them walk more than 1, miles west. Over 3, Indians died on the grueling route, known as the Trail of Tears. The battle, known as the Black Hawk War , was a disaster for the Indians who were greatly outnumbered by the U.

Army, militias and other Indian tribes. When they set up camp at Sand Creek, volunteer Colorado soldiers attacked, scattering them while slaughtering men, women and children.

For two years, an Indian coalition led by Lakota Chief Red Cloud attacked workers, settlers and soldiers to save their native lands. Their persistence paid off when the U. Army left the area and signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie in After the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, however, the U.

Despite the decisive Indian victory, the U. The U. Army fought multiple skirmishes during the Red River War against Southern Plains Indians who had left their reservations to reclaim former hunting grounds in the Texas Panhandle. The war ended after intense pressure from the U. Army forced the Indians to return to their reservations. Driven by revenge for the slaughter of his family and the need to protect Apache native lands in northern Mexico and Southwest U.

Army from until his capture in On December 29, , the U. During the ensuing Wounded Knee Massacre , fierce fighting broke out and Indians were slaughtered. The battle was the last major conflict between the U.

By the early 20 century, the American-Indian Wars had effectively ended, but at great cost. Though Indians helped colonial settlers survive in the New World, helped Americans gain their independence and ceded vast amounts of land and resources to pioneers, tens of thousands of Indian and non-Indian lives were lost to war, disease and famine, and the Indian way of life was almost completely destroyed.

History of Massachusetts Blog. Native Americans in the Revolutionary War. History of Massachusetts. Red River War Oklahoma Historical Society. Seminole Wars History. Seminole Wars Foundation. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, Editors. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Tuscarora War. North Carolina History Project. Indian Wars Campaign. Army Center of Military History. The War of and Indian Wars: Library of Congress. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Many different laws were passed by various US presidents stating that the Indians should be removed. In other cases, bloody battles were fought with lives lost on both sides. The Native American Indians were forced out of their homeland, prompting such legendary stories as the Trail of Tears.

Eventually many simply adopted the European way of dress and even religion, with many Indians converting over to Christianity. Today, there are approximately federally recognized Native American tribes within the United States. Many face problems such as poverty, alcohol abuse, and heart disease. Fortunately there are some who want to be sure the Native American history and way of life is preserved, so that we never forget the important role they have played in the development of this nation.

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