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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led a private expedition into the Powder River region in 1865?

2. How is Manuelito cheated in this event?

3. What famous scout gains the trust of the Navajo?

4. What is the name of a new road through Red Cloud's country?

5. What Indian chief always carried a flag and medals from President Lincoln because he thought that these would protect him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the way that Red Cloud traveled to Washington so ironic?

2. Briefly explain why Kicking Bird is important?

3. What happens in 1858 that changes the status of the treaties between the Cheyennes and the white men?

4. What does General Hancock predict will lead to more whites intruding on Indian territory?

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

6. Who is Wovoka and why is he important?

7. Briefly describe what caused the peace to breakdown between the Indians in the Black Hills and the whites in 1874.

8. Why did many Indian tribes side with England during the Revolutionary War and again in the War of 1812?

9. What event leads to the end of the War for the Black Hills?

10. Who is the last of the Apache Chiefs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given the pressure which was growing to settle the West, and given the refusal of Indian tribes to give up their ways of life, how would you have dealt with your role if you had been a military of civilian leader in the West in the mid 1800s? Choose specific events out of the book and explain how you feel the situation could have been handled in some better way, or how you feel the situation was handled in the best way possible.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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