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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Santana and Big Tree go to attend peace talks?

2. Who followed Old Joseph as chief of the Nez Perces?

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

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

5. Who is the Indian agent who develops a plan to move the Utes to a reservation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the buffalo in the Plains Indian way of life. Compare and contrast the view of the importance of the buffalo in white civilization and in the Indian culture.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Put yourself in the mindset of Army officials and explain why it was totally unacceptable to allow an Indian tribe like the Nez Perces to move off of the reservation and into Canada.

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