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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what fort did several Indian tribes sign a treaty reducing their lands?
(a) Fort Wise
(b) Fort Defiance
(c) Fort Ridgely
(d) Fort Snelling

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

3. What event led to a widespread invasion of the West by white men?
(a) Lewis and Clark Expedition
(b) Oklahoma Claims
(c) California Gold rush
(d) Cattle Drives

4. Name the chief who said the following statement: "The Cheyennes do not break their word."
(a) Chief Lean Bear
(b) Chief One Eye
(c) Chief Black Kettle
(d) Chief Sitting Bull

5. What large group of Indians lived about a thousand miles north of the Navajo?
(a) The Santee Sioux
(b) The Cheyenne
(c) The Comanche
(d) the Ute

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the chief who visited Lincoln receive as a gift?

2. Who was chief of the Wdewkantons?

3. What white man tries to get these Indians to sign a peace treaty?

4. Where is Little Crow finally defeated?

5. News of what event angers Roman Nose?

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