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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cochise's tribe is allowed to go live in what area?

2. What Cheyennes warrior warns an Arapaho village of an impending attack by Connor's men?

3. What 2 chiefs does Donehogawa invite to Washington?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly summarize Little Crow's War.

2. What does General Hancock predict will lead to more whites intruding on Indian territory?

3. Briefly define Manifest Destiny?

4. Why is Major Wynkoop important in this story?

5. Who were the "Laramie Loafers"?

6. What event in 1855 leads to the collapse of the peace that existed between the Nez Perces and the whites?

7. What is particularly ominous about the intentions of General Connor?

8. What is Indian agent Meeker's solution for the Ute Indians?

9. Briefly explain why Kicking Bird is important?

10. Why did many Indian tribes side with England during the Revolutionary War and again in the War of 1812?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given the pressure which was growing to settle the West, and given the refusal of Indian tribes to give up their ways of life, how would you have dealt with your role if you had been a military of civilian leader in the West in the mid 1800s? Choose specific events out of the book and explain how you feel the situation could have been handled in some better way, or how you feel the situation was handled in the best way possible.

Essay Topic 2

Select three white governmental leaders who truly sought to treat the Indians fairly. For each individual give a brief account of his role in dealing with the Indians and then explain why he was or was not successful in his attempts.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the important role the railroad played in the growing movement to remove the Indian populations.

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