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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Navajo said of one white man, "his name reaches the sky." Who does this refer to?
(a) George Custer
(b) William Sherman
(c) William Sheridan
(d) Kit Carson

2. What famous chief was leading the Navaho nation in 1860?
(a) Cochise
(b) Manuelito
(c) Crazy Horse
(d) Geronimo

3. What US general declared war on the Navajo and Apache?
(a) General Carleton
(b) General Sherman
(c) General Custer
(d) General Sheridan

4. What event brought in an unexpected influx of white men to Colorado in 1858?
(a) California gold rush
(b) Buffalo hunting
(c) Pike's Peak gold rush
(d) Opening the Denver mint

5. Why did more federal troops come to the Colorado area in the mid to late 1860s?
(a) To build a railroad
(b) To open up more forts
(c) To hunt for Confederate soldiers
(d) To hunt down renegade indians

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the leaders of the Sioux warriors is a Hunkpapa chief named what?

2. What causes the Santee Sioux to want to leave the reservation?

3. What famous scout gains the trust of the Navajo?

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

5. What ultimately happens after the Navajo discover they have been cheated?

(see the answer key)

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