During the Sand Creek Massacre, Native Americans displayed the American flag to show the attacking militia that they were friends of the whites. This was an attempt to signal their desire for peace and to indicate that they were not hostile during the attack.
Why did Native Americans wave the American flag when the militia attacked at the Sand Creek Massacre?
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to show the attacking militia that they owned Sand Creek
to show the attacking militia that they owned Sand Creek
to show the attacking militia that they were friends of the whites
to show the attacking militia that they were friends of the whites
to show the attacking militia that they hated the United States
to show the attacking militia that they hated the United States
to warn the attacking militia that they were armed and dangerous
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