What caused the violent events at Wounded Knee in December 1890? Check off each reason that applies.

Government officials viewed the Ghost Dance as a possible sign of resistance and feared it would lead to an uprising. The immediate confrontation began when U.S. troops tried to disarm a band of Lakota Sioux who had come to the reservation seeking protection; a shot was fired, and the violence escalated. The Sioux were not planning a coordinated armed uprising, and conflict over food between Cheyenne and Sioux people was not the cause.

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