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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. News of what event angers Roman Nose?

2. When Roman Nose refuses to return to talk to Hancock what does Hancock do?

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

4. What 2 chiefs does Donehogawa invite to Washington?

5. Why is a treaty not signed at Fort Laramie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does General Hancock predict will lead to more whites intruding on Indian territory?

3. Who is Edward R. S. Canby?

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

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

6. What attitude does General Sheridan take towards the Indians and their way of life?

7. Why does Captain Jack refuse to live on the reservation?

8. Who is Big Foot?

9. What is Indian agent Meeker's solution for the Ute Indians?

10. Who is Wovoka and why is he important?

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

Explain the differences in how whites and Indians viewed land ownership and how these two views are in conflict with each other. Explain how the Indian view help to lead to the removal of the Indians.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role the Eastern Indian tribes played in the American Revolution. How did this role effect the way in which they were seen and treated after the War was over? Why do you think the Indians chose the role you described?

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