This list describes the main causes of increasing violence between American
Indians and the U.S. government in the mid-1800s. Which phrase best
completes the list?
Causes of Increasing Violence
Conflicts with white settlers over land
The Homestead Act
American Indians being forced onto reservations
A. American Indian tribes no longer being recognized as independent
nations
B. Warfare between American Indian tribes
C. New laws protecting American Indian lands from being occupied
by white settlers
D. New slave states being added to the country
The Homestead Act it took place in the 1860s , accelerated settlement towards the west , where they ran into conflict with American Indians including Mexico.
