Describe the ways apaches resisted white settlement

Answer 1

As with most Native American tribes, the answer to this varies from band to band. Many Apaches sub-tribes tried the more submissive approach to dealing with white settlements, hoping to be seen as friendly and helpful. They were more prone to settle on reservations or at trading posts, serving as a go-between for the U.S. Army and traders with more hostile factions like the Chiricahua of whom Cochise and Geronimo were a part of. Others, such as the Chiricahua, resisted as much as possible. Some would raid wagon trains and various travelers on the main routes through the American Southwest. They would also take to raiding settlements, taking horses and whatever else they could find. This was not uncommon for Apaches to do so with Spaniards/Mexicans, enemy tribes, or even rival bands amongst the Apache. Others tried to mind their own business. They would try to avoid confrontation but were willing to fight if they felt they had no other choice, as was the case with the various plains tribes such as the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Comanche.