Question

How was the situation in the Black Hills similar to the situation in Colorado at Sand Creek?

1) Government and indigenous leaders peacefully settled their differences.
2) The discovery of gold brought in settlers who took over indigenous lands.
3) Indigenous tribes in Colorado and in the Black Hills welcomed settlers to use their lands.
4) Indigenous tribes in Colorado and the Black Hills forced the government to pay to use their lands.

Answer 1

The situation in the Black Hills and at Sand Creek involved the discovery of gold and settlers taking over indigenous lands, leading to conflict and violence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The situation in the Black Hills was similar to the situation at Sand Creek in Colorado in that the discovery of gold brought in settlers who took over indigenous lands. In both instances, the indigenous tribes resisted the encroachment on their lands, which led to conflicts and violence. At Sand Creek, the Cheyenne were massacred despite attempts to peacefully resolve issues, and in the Black Hills, the Lakota protested the invasion and desecration of their sacred land, leading to confrontations and eventually to the government forcing them to sell the land at a price it deemed fair.