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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sent to deal with the Kiowa Indians who are not obeying the orders given them?

2. Who is the founder of the Ghost Dance religion?

3. What are the Kiowa's forced to do by the white soldiers?

4. When some of the Cheyennes are allowed to go hunt buffalo, what do they find?

5. What does Captain Jack do to Canby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the idea of Manifest Destiny and discuss how this idea played a part in the removal of all Indian civilizations.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the basic tenets of the Ghost Dance religion. Why do you think this religion was seen as such a threat by whites? How did this religion help and/or hinder the plight of the Indians.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of the various discoveries of gold, on the drive to remove the Indians. Give specific examples of the effects of each of the different gold rushes in American history.

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