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In 1875, who agreed to remove troops from the Black Hills after gold was discovered?

  • Grant, Belknap, and other members of Grant's administration

  • Abraham Lincoln and his administration

  • The Lakota

  • Gold miners

Answer

In 1875, President Ulysses S. Grant, Secretary of War William Belknap, and other members of Grant's administration agreed to remove troops from the Black Hills after gold was discovered there. This decision was met with outrage by Native Americans who had been living in the area for centuries, and led to the outbreak of the Great Sioux War.
The Belknap Chronicles: A Captivating Quiz on William W. Belknap, the 30th U.S. Secretary of War

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