List of American Indian Wars

The American Indian Wars were numerous armed conflicts fought by governments and colonists of European descent, and later by the United States federal government and American settlers, against various indigenous peoples within the territory that is now the United States. These conflicts occurred from the 16^th to the 20^th centuries and in all parts of the country, beginning with the Tiguex War in 1540 in present-day New Mexico and ending with the Renegade period of the Apache Wars in 1924 in the Southwestern United States.

According to a dataset of conflicts between Native American communities and colonial powers, the frequency of conflict increased dramatically in Mexico and the United States during the second half of the 19^th century A.D., as contact between the two groups became more frequent.

16^th century wars

17^th century wars

18^th century wars

19^th century wars

20^th century wars

See also

• List of historical Indian reservations in the United States
• List of Indian massacres
• List of traditional territories of the indigenous peoples of North America
• U.S.–Native American treaties
• Population history of indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Territorial evolution of the United States
• Territorial evolution of Canada
• Numbered Treaties

References