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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1865 the US government sends what group to the Missouri river basin?

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

3. How is Manuelito cheated in this event?

4. Cochise's tribe is allowed to go live in what area?

5. How does Little Crow die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was important to get Indians such as Red Cloud, Dull Knife and Man Afraid of His Horses to sign any peace treaty?

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

5. What tactic does the US Army employ to try to get the Navajo Indians to move to the reservation?

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

7. Who is Standing Bear?

8. What event leads to the end of the War for the Black Hills?

9. Briefly define Manifest Destiny?

10. What turned Cochise from a peaceful Indian to a notorious renegade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given the pressure which was growing to settle the West, and given the refusal of Indian tribes to give up their ways of life, how would you have dealt with your role if you had been a military of civilian leader in the West in the mid 1800s? Choose specific events out of the book and explain how you feel the situation could have been handled in some better way, or how you feel the situation was handled in the best way possible.

Essay Topic 2

Choose at least 3 Native American leaders that you feel were the greatest of the tribal leaders. Explain your choices giving examples of their leadership and how it benefited their people.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the important role the railroad played in the growing movement to remove the Indian populations.

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