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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. According to Chapter 13, what was the first financial offer that the government made to Plains tribes?

2. At the Battle of Washita, what tune did Custer have the band play?

3. Who was Custer to accompany on his first post-Civil War assignment?

4. When E.B. Taylor met with Red Cloud, what did he raise the annual annuities to?

5. Who is Medicine Bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Crazy Horse becomes a leader of a band of Sioux in Chapter 20. Explain what this means.

2. What were agency Indians?

3. Describe Little Bighorn.

4. What route did Custer's party take to Texas?

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

6. Why is Custer bored in Chapter 17?

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

8. Describe the Sun Dance held at Rosebud.

9. Why was Custer's desertion rate in Kansas so high?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Libbie Bacon is described as a progressive woman. Discuss why the author states this. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

On more than one occasion, the author has compared Custer to famed World War II general, George S. Patton. Research the life of Patton, then compare and contrast the two men.

Essay Topic 3

Ambrose writes that both Crazy Horse and Custer "lived in a society that exalted individualism..." Describe how both Native American and white societies praised individualism.

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