Question

What was the importance of the massacre of 270 Indians by U.S. military forces at Sand Creek, Colorado, in 1864?

Answer 1

Answer:

That the government did not defend the rights of the Indians.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sand Creek, Colorado was the place where hundreds of Cheyenes and Arapahoes were massacred by the Colorado Territory militia, which terrorized indigenous peoples to abandon their lands.