Which of the following statements best describes the massacre at sand creek in 1864? many of the american indians who were killed were women and children. the massacre was a battle between cheyenne warriors and gold miners. about 80 federal troops were attacked by red cloud’s warriors. the dakota staged an uprising after the government failed to provide for them.

The following statements which best describes the massacre at Sand Creek in 1864 is that many of the American Indians who were killed were women and children. The Sand Creek Massacre happened during the American Indian Wars in Colorado when a militia of seven hundred men killed and mutilated seventy to one hundred and sixty-three (mostly women and children) people living in peaceful Native American villages.