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

2. Carrington read the Bible every morning in what languages?

3. What did Medicine Arrow do to give Custer bad luck?

4. What river takes the Custer party to Alexandria?

5. What was the title of Libbie's description of her and her husband's time at Fort Hays?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Little Bighorn.

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

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

6. What were agency Indians?

7. What is the "Panic of 1873"?

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

9. What two men taught Custer the most about the Plains and the tribes that live there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of visions among the Sioux, in general, and Crazy Horse's vision, specifically. What do you think of the concept of allowing a vision to determine your life's path?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Custer's attitude and actions toward the South, in general, and slavery, specifically. How does this relate to his attitude and actions toward Native Americans?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the economic depression of 1873. Contrast it with a later economic depression in the United States.

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