Which factor contributed to the success of federal troops in the red river war?

a.
the destruction of plains villages
b.
the arrest of big tree and satanta
c.
the death of satank
d.
the extermination of the buffalo

The correct answer is A. The factor that contributed to the success of federal troops in the Red River War was the destruction of native Plain villages

The Red River War was a military campaign led by the US Army in 1874 to repel Indian Comanche, Kiowa, South Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes from the southern Great Plains. This conflict ended in 1875, when the last group of Comanche warriors offered his surrender to Fort Sill. Until then, they were the last free Indians in the southwestern United States.

The war began when white hunters, backed by the federal government, practically exterminated the buffalo, which was the main source of food for the natives of the area. This, added to continuous incursions of the whites into their territories, was taken as an affront by the native tribes.

The determining factor that gave the victory to the federal forces was the devastation of the native villages, which cut the already scarce supplies that the tribes had as a result of the practice extinction of the buffalo in the area. This made it impossible for the tribes to stay in battle against well-supplied troops.

the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

b - those executed came from every social and economic class