Which Native American tribes made up the majority of the forces Stand Watie commanded?
Cherokee, Muskogee, Seminole
Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho
Navajo, Apache, Pueblo
Iroquois, Shawnee, Mohawk
Answer
Stand Watie commanded Indian forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War. These forces were made up mostly of Cherokee, Muskogee, and Seminole tribes.
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