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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. Where does Red Cloud deliver an address on Indian rights?

2. What fort do the Navajos attack in retaliation for troops destroying crops?

3. The great Cheyennes warriors are called what?

4. In 1868 what does Red Cloud do?

5. What did the relocation of the Cherokee to Oklahoma become known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Major Wynkoop important in this story?

2. How do the Indians of the Plains misinterpret their success over the Bluecoats along the Powder River?

3. Why does Captain Jack refuse to live on the reservation?

4. What is the connection between Cochise and Commissioner Parker?

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

6. Who is Captain Jack?

7. What ultimately happens to Little Crow?

8. Who is Wovoka and why is he important?

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

10. In what way is the story of Lean Bear similar to that of Little Crow?

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 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 differences in how whites and Indians viewed land ownership and how these two views are in conflict with each other. Explain how the Indian view help to lead to the removal of the Indians.

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