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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1867, a Missouri senator complains about the Indian wars costing the government at least how much daily?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $250,000.
(d) $100,000.

2. Where was the 1868 treaty signed?
(a) Fort McPherson.
(b) Oglala winter camp.
(c) Fort Wallace.
(d) Fort Laramie.

3. What does the phrase, "to touch the pen" mean?
(a) A chief touched a pen that was then used by a white man to write the chief's name.
(b) To sign a treaty.
(c) Lets the white government know that a tribe is interested in making a treaty.
(d) To agree to negotiate a treaty.

4. In Chapter 20, who makes the statement that if he were Indian, he would prefer to live on the open plains instead of a reservation?
(a) Stuart.
(b) McClellands.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Custer.

5. In the last five months of 1866, how many times did the Sioux attack Fort Phil Kearny?
(a) 12.
(b) 39.
(c) 23.
(d) 51.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party did Custer officially endorse in 1866?

2. What position is Custer offered in Chapter 14 that pays $10,000 a year?

3. Who blocked Custer's path on the north side of the river with approximately 1,500 Hunkpapas?

4. What bad news did Custer receive on January 31, 1866?

5. Who shoots Crazy Horse in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did General Sherman hope to have happen when he pushed for the 1868 peace treaty with the Sioux?

2. What change does becoming a father have on Crazy Horse?

3. Sitting Bull is referred to as the most famous Native American ever. Why?

4. What were agency Indians?

5. How does Sitting Bull describe Custer's death?

6. Why did Crazy Horse keep his feelings for Black Buffalo Woman secret?

7. According to the author, what was the first time that Crazy Horse's actions affected Custer?

8. What was the real purpose of inviting Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and other Indian leaders to Washington in 1870?

9. What did Crazy Horse's friend, He Dog, decide to do before the battle at Rosebud?

10. What did the government mean about "civilization" in the Treaty of 1868?

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