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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. What is the name of the Wampanoag chief who was killed in 1675?

2. At what fort did several Indian tribes sign a treaty reducing their lands?

3. What US general declared war on the Navajo and Apache?

4. In 1868 what does Red Cloud do?

5. What General led the Cherokee relocation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when some Cheyenne are allowed to leave the reservation in search of buffalo?

2. In what way is the story of Lean Bear similar to that of Little Crow?

3. Who is Standing Bear?

4. Why is Hancock relieved of his command?

5. Briefly describe what caused the peace to breakdown between the Indians in the Black Hills and the whites in 1874.

6. Who is Big Foot?

7. 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?

8. Explain how the Black Hills help to delay the eventual destruction of the Planes Indians.

9. Who is Captain Jack?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why you believe it was or was not ultimately in the Native American's best interest to adapt to the white man's way of living? Give examples to support your position and fully explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Select three white governmental leaders who truly sought to treat the Indians fairly. For each individual give a brief account of his role in dealing with the Indians and then explain why he was or was not successful in his attempts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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