Massacre at Wounded Knee

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895).

Definition

The indiscriminate slaughter of mostly non-combatant Native Americans by the US Army in December 1890, marking the end of armed resistance.

Exam Context

Massacre at Wounded Knee appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) and Resolution of 'The Indian Problem'.

Period Studies America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895)Resolution of 'The Indian Problem'

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Period Studies

Resolution of 'The Indian Problem'

America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) • Resolution of 'The Indian Problem'

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Related Key Terms

Allotment Americanisation Assimilation Closing of the Frontier

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