Question

What happened at the Sand Creek Massacre?

Answer 1

On November 29, 1864, seven hundred members of the Colorado Territory militia embarked on an attack of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian villages.

United States: 24 killed, 52 wounded
Indians: 70 – 163 killed

Answer 2

The Sand Creek massacre was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people on November 29, 1864. During this massacre, an estimated 70-500 Native Americans were killed, and of these, about two-thirds were women and children. The people responsible for the killing were the Third Colorado Cavalry of the U.S. Army.