3. Along with the states of California, Nevada and the Idaho Territory, what war (1864-68) took place with the indigenous bands of Bannock, Paiute and Shoshone along the river of the same name?
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Answer:
Snake War
Defined as an "irregular war", the Snake War resulted from tensions arising from game and water competition between various indigenous tribes and the various white settlers who were encroaching upon them. A series of events led to the war itself including the Clark Massacre of 1851, the Ward Massacre of 1854, and the Salmon Falls Massacre of 1860. Also in 1860, gold mining declined in the state of California and white settlers began arriving at the Nez Pearce reservation in Idaho without warning. As miners started arriving in other locations in California, Oregon and Nevada a four year began in 1864 involving mainly guerilla warfare. Oddly enough, very few military or tribe leaders became historically well known during this period. Only Pahninee Chief Paulina and U.S. Army Commander George Crook became significant figures in American history. By the time the war had ended, over 1,700 people became victims of capture, disfigurement, or death (significantly more than the casualties sustained at the Battle of Little Bighorn in which just over 800 casualties were accounted for).
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