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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did the Arapaho give to the attack of Connor's men on the Arapaho village that resulted in the slaughter of 50 Indians?
(a) The Battle of the Washita
(b) Battle of Tongue River that happened in the Moon when Geese shed their Feathers
(c) The Battle of the Powder River and the Little Big Horn Mountain
(d) The Massacre at Sand Creek

2. What does the term "Iron Horse" refer to?
(a) The train
(b) Nez Perce ponies
(c) President Grant
(d) The tenacity of the indians

3. When Cochise falls deathly ill, who tries to save him?
(a) A US Army Surgeon
(b) A Doctor from Reno, Nevada
(c) An Apache medicine man
(d) A Mormon missionary

4. In 1868 what does Red Cloud do?
(a) Attacks Fort Laramie
(b) Agrees to a peace treaty
(c) Leaves the Powder River territory
(d) Moves into Canada

5. Who is Cochise's father in law?
(a) Geronimo
(b) Mangas Colorado
(c) Manuelito
(d) Baja California

Short Answer Questions

1. The chiefs are asked to come and meet with yet another white general to talk about peace, who is this person?

2. Most of the Apache have moved to reservations or have left Arizona by what year?

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

4. What event in January of 1863 causes Cochise to go back on the war path?

5. In 1865 what US General was preparing a new military initiative against the Indians near the Black Hills?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly summarize Little Crow's War.

2. Briefly describe the events surrounding the horse race between Chief Manuelito and the US soldier.

3. Briefly explain why Kicking Bird is important?

4. How does the repeated government actions establishing "permanent Indian territory" characterize a deep rooted problem with relationships between the United States and and the Indian tribes?

5. How does Edward Wynkoop try to help the Indians?

6. Why does a treaty not become a reality?

7. What is particularly ominous about the intentions of General Connor?

8. Who is Kit Carson different from other soldiers who deal with the Navajos?

9. Why is Major Wynkoop important in this story?

10. What happens at Sand Creek that has long lasting consequences?

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