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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What white man tries to help the Cheyennes end their conflict with the soldiers?
(a) Kit Carson
(b) John Bent
(c) George Custer
(d) William Sherman

2. What Cheyennes chief tries to negotiate a truce in the increasing conflict?
(a) Lean Bear
(b) Crazy Horse
(c) Black Kettle
(d) Sitting Bull

3. What Navajo chief finally surrendered in 1866?
(a) Geronimo
(b) Manuelito
(c) Cochise
(d) Red Cloud

4. What event does Manuelito challenge a US officer to compete in?
(a) A horse race
(b) A shooting match
(c) A duel
(d) A foot race

5. Who receives the credit for naming Native Americans "Indians?"
(a) Marco Polo
(b) Christopher Columbus
(c) John Cabot
(d) Andrew Jackson

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led a private expedition into the Powder River region in 1865?

2. During what war was Tecumseh killed?

3. What is Manifest Destiny?

4. Who was chief for the Ottawa tribe?

5. The Wdewkantons, the Wahpetons, the Wahpekutes, and the Sissetons make up what Indian nation?

(see the answer key)

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