In the late 1800s, the U.S. Army was used to fight against the indigenous people in the western part of the U.S.
Most indigenous nations were surrendering to the U.S. at the same time that the rest of the country was transitioning to the Jim Crow Era.
Most indigenous nations had more advanced weaponry than the U.S. Army
The main reason why the U.S. fought the indigenous peoples was because the U.S. wanted their land.
Thousands of indigenous people died and millions of acres of indigenous lands were lost by the end of the Indian Wars.
One of the reasons why the U.S. wanted indigenous lands was so that the U.S. could build more railroads in the West.
One problem with indigneous lands was that there were very few natural resources found there.
As more and more white settlers encountered indigenous persons, the white Americans tried to force everyone in the U.S. to adopt the cultures of the indigenous peoples.
One way that the U.S. tried to assimilate the indigenous peoples was by sending their children to white boarding schools.
In order to drive indigenous peoples off of their land, the U.S. government increased the number of wild buffalo living in the West.
The 14th Amendment was one of the "Reconstruction Amendments."
According to the 14th Amendment, anyone who is born in the U.S. is automatically a U.S. citizen.
Indigenous men were granted U.S. citizenship during Reconstruction (at the same time that black men were granted citizenship).
Some states still denied indigenous people the right to vote, even after Congress granted them U.S. citizenship.
No one living in the U.S. today has any indigenous ancestry.
Indigenous populations tend to have higher rates of poverty and disease than the rest of the U.S.
The indigenous peoples of North America are the only indigenous peoples to be exploited by another group of people.
The UN has taken action on behalf of indigenous peoples around the world and passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007.