Draft:Outline of the American Indian Wars

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Indian Wars:

The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, and later on by the Confederate states of America, Republic of Texas, Mexico and the United States of America against various American Indian tribes in North America. These conflicts occurred from the time of the earliest colonial settlements in the 17th century until the end of the 19th century. The various wars resulted from a wide variety of factors, the most common being the desire of settlers and governments for Indian tribes' lands. The European powers and their colonies enlisted allied Indian tribes to help them conduct warfare against each other's colonial settlements. After the American Revolution, many conflicts were local to specific states or regions and frequently involved disputes over land use; some entailed cycles of violent reprisal.

Factors leading to the American Indian Wars

• Manifest destiny

Specific American Indian Wars

Main article: List of American Indian Wars

Persons influential in the American Indian Wars

• Andrew Jackson
• Tecumseh
• Sitting Bull

American Indian Wars scholars

• Dee Brown
• Francis Jennings

Cultural impact of the American Indian Wars

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film)

See also

• Military history of the United States