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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Standing Bear when he refuses to sign a treaty with the government?

2. In what year was the last peace conference held, before the battle of the Little Big Horn?

3. Where does Captain Jack move his tribe?

4. What happens when the US soldiers confront two Kiowa chiefs, Santana and Lone Wolf?

5. Of the 3,700,000 buffalo killed from 1872 to 1874 how many were killed by the Indian tribes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the American Civil War on the movement to remove Indians to reservations? Be sure to consider the importance of the many officers who were moved out west at the close of the war.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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