Throughout the history of the United States, conflicts have erupted between Native Americans and the U. S. government. The Plains Wars were one of the deadliest confrontations between the two groups. The Plains Wars was a group of conflicts between Native Americans and the U. S. Army. These conflicts took place from the early 1850s to the late 1870s. The two sides were fighting over control of the Great Plains, the area that lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River.

In the early 1800s, American settlers mainly lived in the eastern areas of the country. But when gold was discovered in California, large numbers of settlers moved west. Many Native American tribes resented these travelling settlers. They worried that the settlers would threaten their resources, including animals, grass, and timber.

The Plains Wars occurred when American settlers began to migrate westward. The westward expansion was good for the growth and prosperity of the United States. However, many different Plains tribes were harmed by this expansion, and they fought back. The U. S. Army was used to protect settlers moving west. The Plains Wars focused on the travel routes that the settlers used. The army wanted to secure these routes from possible attacks by Native Americans.

The first major conflict broke out in Wyoming in 1854. It started with a dispute over a killed cow. The dispute broke out between American settlers and the Lakota tribe of Native Americans. A U. S. Army lieutenant set out to settle the conflict. He took with him 30 soldiers and two cannons. The army opened fire on the Lakota tribe. In response, the Lakota tribe killed the entire army of soldiers. This conflict set off many other conflicts across the Plains.

The next year, conflicts spread south. In 1856, Colonel Edwin Sumner led a group of U. S. Army soldiers into a battle with the Cheyenne in Kansas. When the army started fighting with swords, the Cheyenne—who had no experience dealing with these blades—fled the battle. This started a time of relative peace in this part of the Plains.

But battles between the U. S. Army and other Native American tribes continued in other parts of the Plains. In Texas, Minnesota, and North Dakota, there were violent confrontations between both sides. The U. S. Army and the Native American tribes both became more aggressive.

In 1864, the conflicts escalated into a full-scale war. In Colorado, an army colonel named John Chivington took matters into his own hands. He wanted a victory over the Native Americans. He launched a massive attack on a village called Sand Creek. The village was home to a Native American tribe, and the attack killed almost 200 people. The Sand Creek Massacre intensified the conflict, and led to the declaration of war. This war spread throughout the Plains in 1865.

These conflicts continued for many years. Finally, the Red River War and the Great Sioux War in 1875 brought an end to the major warfare in the Plains. After these battles, a few hundred Native Americans fled into Canada. The remaining Plains tribes agreed to move onto reservations.

The Plains Wars are controversial in American history. They involved a high number of casualties. They also involved cultural divisions and discrimination. As a result of the wars, Native Americans were moved onto reservations. All of these things have had devastating effects on Native Americans. These problems continue to this day.

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