Yes i would saay they did want to i mean they where killing them selves to do it
Answer:
April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
Explanation:
it lasted 4 years
They were accepted as fighters in the war in voluntary units but the units themselves were segregated from the rest of the army. They had assignments that had to be done and these assignments were in units that were completely african-american or hispanic and they never mixed with the white soldiers.
I am sort of confuse becouse this is phrased as one question (at first i thought you where talking about the recent fight about not putting in a pipeline but i relized you said why DID)
So i will split it into 2 Native americans fought for land becouse for one they needed a place to live and second they belived the great spirit wanted them to live where they did
They fought for water to live/drink
It first came from france.