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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Sioux chiefs are invited to a peace conference at what fort?
(a) Fort Laramie
(b) Fort Connor
(c) Fort Snelling
(d) Fort Wise

2. What event brought in an unexpected influx of white men to Colorado in 1858?
(a) Opening the Denver mint
(b) California gold rush
(c) Buffalo hunting
(d) Pike's Peak gold rush

3. What Navajo chief finally surrendered in 1866?
(a) Geronimo
(b) Manuelito
(c) Cochise
(d) Red Cloud

4. Donehogawa's "Christian name"?
(a) John Michael Smith
(b) William Tecumseh Sherman
(c) Brigham Young
(d) Ely Samuel Parker

5. How long does Red Cloud's war last?
(a) About 1 month
(b) About 6 months
(c) About 10 years
(d) About 2 years

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the leaders of the Sioux warriors is a Hunkpapa chief named what?

2. Whose comment became the famous phrase, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian"?

3. The great Cheyennes warriors are called what?

4. Most of the remaining Cheyennes Indians are removed to an area along what river?

5. Despite the warning, Connor's men are able to kill about how many indians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Santee Sioux after the death of Little Crow?

2. What happens when some Cheyenne are allowed to leave the reservation in search of buffalo?

3. Briefly explain why Kicking Bird is important?

4. What turned Cochise from a peaceful Indian to a notorious renegade?

5. What does Sitting Bull do that leads to several years of peace with the white man?

6. What event in 1855 leads to the collapse of the peace that existed between the Nez Perces and the whites?

7. Who were the "Laramie Loafers"?

8. What happens to most of the Apaches after the death of Cochise?

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

10. What happens at Sand Creek that has long lasting consequences?

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