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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red Cloud's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did the Arapaho give to the attack of Connor's men on the Arapaho village that resulted in the slaughter of 50 Indians?
(a) Battle of Tongue River that happened in the Moon when Geese shed their Feathers
(b) The Massacre at Sand Creek
(c) The Battle of the Powder River and the Little Big Horn Mountain
(d) The Battle of the Washita

2. One of the leaders of the Sioux warriors is a Hunkpapa chief named what?
(a) Sitting Bull
(b) Red Cloud
(c) Little Horse
(d) Dull Knife

3. The Navajo said of one white man, "his name reaches the sky." Who does this refer to?
(a) William Sherman
(b) George Custer
(c) Kit Carson
(d) William Sheridan

4. What declaration did Colorado's governor, John Evans make?
(a) It was legal for any white man to kill any hostile indian
(b) It was illegal for any indian to reside in Colorado
(c) It was illegal for any indian to kill any white man
(d) It was legal for any soldier to kill any indian

5. At what location are most of the Cheyennes Indians massacred?
(a) Red Rock
(b) Sand Creek
(c) Little Big Horn
(d) Washita

Short Answer Questions

1. Who absolves many of the Santee Sioux of their war crimes?

2. Who are Red Cloud, Man Afraid of his Horses, and Dull Knife?

3. Why do the Sioux move into the Black Hills?

4. One of the Sioux's most famous warriors during the Powder River encounters goes by what name?

5. Most of the remaining Cheyennes Indians are removed to an area along what river?

(see the answer key)

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