Cayuse War
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cayuse-war-203-9120897
title:
Cayuse War
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The Cayuse War (1847-1855) was an armed conflict between the Cayuse people of the Northwestern United States and settlers, backed by the U.S. government. The conflict was triggered by the Whitman massacre of 1847, where the Cayuse attacked a missionary outpost in response to a deadly measles epidemic that they believed was caused by Marcus Whitman. Over the next few years, the Provisional Government of Oregon and later the United States Army battled the Native Americans east of the Cascades. Thi
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Conflict between the US government and Cayuse Native Americans (1847–55)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuse_War
date created:
2005-03-02T17:33:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:26:58Z
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