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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kintpuash's tribe live until after 1850?

2. Eventually the remaining Cheyennes are allowed to move to a reservation on what River?

3. How does Sitting Bull die?

4. In 1873 why does Captain Jack decide to fight the white soldiers?

5. Who is killed for Hooker Jim's crimes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain how the events surrounding the battle of the Little Big Horn brought about the closing chapter on the fate of the Plains Indians.

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