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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Powder River Invasion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fort do the Navajos attack in retaliation for troops destroying crops?
(a) Fort Sumpter
(b) The Alamo
(c) Fort Defiance
(d) Fort Apache

2. Who said, "When the white man comes in my country he leaves a trail of blood."?
(a) Red Cloud
(b) Sitting Bull
(c) Crazy Horse
(d) Roman Nose

3. What event does Manuelito challenge a US officer to compete in?
(a) A foot race
(b) A shooting match
(c) A duel
(d) A horse race

4. In 1865 what US General was preparing a new military initiative against the Indians near the Black Hills?
(a) General Custer
(b) General Connor
(c) General Sheridan
(d) General Sherman

5. What Indian chief always carried a flag and medals from President Lincoln because he thought that these would protect him?
(a) Red Cloud
(b) Sitting Bull
(c) Running Bear
(d) Lean Bear

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went to visit Abraham Lincoln in Washington?

2. What event brought in an unexpected influx of white men to Colorado in 1858?

3. Red Cloud and Dull Knife do what with James Sawyers?

4. What large group of Indians lived about a thousand miles north of the Navajo?

5. Who receives the credit for naming Native Americans "Indians?"

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