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Wars Between Indigenous Peoples and US Government

Question 3 • WV-US Studies

At the battle of Wounded Knee in 1890, US Army officers tried to

Answer
A
disarm the Sioux and then capture them.
B
disarm the Sioux but then fired on them.
C
persuade the Sioux to disband but could not.
D
persuade the Sioux to leave, which they did.

Explanation

At Wounded Knee in 1890, U.S. Army troops sought to disarm the Lakota Sioux. A gun went off during the disarming, and the soldiers then fired on the group, killing many people. So the best answer is “disarm the Sioux but then fired on them.”

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