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Wars Between Indigenous Peoples and US Government

Question 5 • OK-US History-Sem A-CR - 37454A

What was one cause of the First Dakota War, which occurred in 1862?

Answer
A
The government withheld food and cash supplies from the Dakota.
B
The government tried to acquire the Black Hills for white settlers.
C
The government ordered all Dakota in the region to return to their reservation.
D
The government let the practices of white ranchers disrupt bison hunting.

Explanation

The U.S. government had promised the Dakota food and money under treaties, but delayed or withheld those supplies. Hunger and hardship helped fuel the 1862 conflict. The Black Hills dispute in choice B was connected to later conflicts, not the cause of the First Dakota War.

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