2. Between the Civil War and the turn
of the century there was a westward
expansion of U.S territory that led to
encroaching upon Indian villages and
hunting lands.
In order to reduce violence and
civilize the Indians, they were placed
on reservations in areas where the
settlers did not wish to settle.
When Indians resisted this forced
removal, resulting in wars between
them and the U.S. government.
In 1845 the United States annexed
Texas.
In 1846 the Oregon Treaty was
signed.
In the Mexican War of 1846-48 the
U.S. seized the Southwest and
California.
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3. The Indian wars culminated in 1876
and 1877 in two encounters between
the Army and the Sioux and the Army
and the Nez Perce.
In 1860 White Trespassers founds gold
on the Nez Perce land, and in 1863 a
treaty was signed that reduced the
Indian reservation land to less than one-
quarter of its previous size.
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
surrendered in 1877 and most of the
wars ended.
In Argentina, invading Europeans
sought to take over the land inhabited
by nomadic Indians.
In 1580, Spanish settlers arrived in
Buenos Aires and faced intense
opposition.
General Julio Roca finally launched a
final offensive against these Indians of
the pampas, or central plains. In 1836,
his campaign ended, but was by no
means successful. Treaties that had
been made by these tribes were
eventually ignored.
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