How did the U.S. government respond to the Sand Creek Massacre (an attack on a camp of Cheyenne women and children that had already negotiated settlement and surrendered) ?(1 point)

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They condemned the attack and held investigations but no one was prosecuted.
They condemned the attack and held investigations but no one was prosecuted.

They immediately offered compensation to the tribes

Answer 1

The U.S. government condemned the attack and held investigations but no one was prosecuted. The Sand Creek Massacre, which occurred in 1864, was widely criticized at the time, but ultimately, those responsible for the attack faced no legal consequences.