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Describe how the Homestead Act created conflict between settlers and American Indians in the 1860s.

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Answer: The homestead act created conflict between settlers and American Indians.

Explanation: The homestead act created multiple situations that later got resolved. The homestead act created conflict by making a treaty that the Indians could not win, and forcing them to give up their land so that the Americans would have more land to buy; which caused conflict with the Indian Tribes. The conflicts were so bad that many series of events started to unfold and create more problems with respect, authoritie, & land. One situation that happened after the homestead act was the sand creek massacre which had resulted in 160 men, women, and children dying. Some young & some elderly. After the sand creek massacre, there was a turning point in the relationship wit the Americans and the Indians.

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The homestead act basically gave free land which increased the amount of settlers, which raised the possibility for more conflicts between settlers and Native Americans.

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