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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. When Roman Nose refuses to return to talk to Hancock what does Hancock do?
(a) Hangs several chiefs
(b) Atttacks unsuspecting villages
(c) Goes back to Washington
(d) Declares war on all indians

2. Who are Red Cloud, Man Afraid of his Horses, and Dull Knife?
(a) Sitting Bull's most famous followers
(b) Three surviving Arapaho chiefs
(c) Three prominant Sioux warrior chiefs
(d) Three chiefs who betray the Sioux nation

3. What is the name of the Wampanoag chief who was killed in 1675?
(a) Tecumseh
(b) Red Cloud
(c) King Phillip
(d) Captain Jack

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

5. Who led a private expedition into the Powder River region in 1865?
(a) John Bent
(b) John Clark
(c) James Sawyers
(d) Patrick Connor

Short Answer Questions

1. What Indian chief always carried a flag and medals from President Lincoln because he thought that these would protect him?

2. The Sioux warriors force the soldiers to retreat to what fort?

3. What General led the Cherokee relocation?

4. Cochise dies in what year?

5. Who was chief of the Wdewkantons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Standing Bear?

2. Why is Major Wynkoop important in this story?

3. What gift from a white man does Little Crow keep, and who gave it to him?

4. Briefly define Manifest Destiny?

5. What significant status does Standing Bear attain?

6. Briefly summarize Little Crow's War.

7. What happens to the Santee Sioux after the death of Little Crow?

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

9. What event in 1855 leads to the collapse of the peace that existed between the Nez Perces and the whites?

10. Briefly describe why Cheyennes are continually leaving the reservation?

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