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what was chief josephs response to the u.s. governments order moving th…

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what was chief josephs response to the u.s. governments order moving the nez perce to a reservation in idaho? he agreed that the nez perce would move to oklahoma without resistance he offered to negotiate a settlement and was refused he ambushed american troops and forced them to allow the nez perce to remain on their lands he tried to lead his people to canada

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Chief Joseph initially tried to negotiate but when that failed, he led his people in an attempt to reach Canada to avoid being forced onto a reservation. He did not agree to move to Oklahoma without resistance (that was a different tribe's situation in some cases). He also did not successfully ambush and force troops to let them stay (they were eventually caught).

Answer:

He tried to lead his people to Canada.