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After the killing in near actonnwhy did some Dakota think it was a good time to fight?

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The Dakota believed the U.S. government was focused on the Civil War and would not fight back. They should attack right away. They believed that if they waited, the government would punish all of the Dakota for the young men killing the white settlers at Acton.
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