Which of these is the 1890 event that is generally considered the last major conflict between american indians and the u. s. army and signaled the end of resistance to white settlers' westward expansion.?

The options of the question are:

A) Battle of Little Big Horn

B) Battle of Horseshoe Bend

C) Sand Creek Massacre

D) Wounded Knee Massacre Wounded Knee Massacre.

The correct answer is D) Wounded Knee Massacre.

The 1890 event that is generally considered the last major conflict between American Indians and the U.S. Army and signaled the end of resistance to white settlers' westward expansion is the Wounded Knee Massacre.

The Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890, was the incident where U.S. soldiers killed 150 to 300 Native Americans. The massacre was in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in the southwestern part of South Dakota.

What happened was that the Lakota Indians encountered the United States 7th Cavalry commanded by Major Samuel Whitside. The Lakotas were taken to Wounded Knee Creek. There, they camped.  When the rest of the regiment arrived, Colonel James Forsyth ordered to encircled the Lakotas, and the Army opened rapid-fire.

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