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Which statement describes the effect of the Battle of Washita best?

A
It led to Chief Black Kettle’s surrender.
B
It angered other tribes in the Indian Territory.
C
It bolstered the troops stationed in Fort Sill.
D
It disappointed President Grant.
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Why did bands of Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, and Comanche leave the reservation to raid nearby white settlements in the 1870s?

A
They wanted to go back to their nomadic lifestyle.
B
They wanted revenge against being forced to move onto reservations.
C
They were dissatisfied with poor reservation conditions.
D
They were angered by the cattle drives that infected local herds.
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Which condition did the US government agree to in exchange for releasing Big Tree and Satanta?

A
The Kiowa and Comanche would move to a camp near Fort Reno.
B
The Kiowa and Comanche would stay on their reservations.
C
The Kiowa and Comanche would stay in the Indian Territory.
D
The Kiowa and Comanche would cede their lands to the US government.
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Which statement describes the impact of the establishment of forts in the Indian Territory best?

A
It led to the development of the open range cattle industry.
B
It led to the development of the mining industry.
C
It led to the encouragement of whites to migrate from the East Coast to the Indian Territory.
D
It led to the extermination of the buffalo.
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Which factor contributed to the success of federal troops in the Red River War?

A
the destruction of Plains villages
B
the arrest of Big Tree and Satanta
C
the death of Satank
D
the extermination of the buffalo
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What was not an advantage that Fort Supply troops had over the Plains tribes during the Winter War?

A
Tribes camped in larger villages due to the cold.
B
Tribes did not expect attacks from the federal troops in the winter.
C
Tribal leaders were detained in Texas.
D
Tribes would have difficulty defending themselves due to fewer supplies and weaker horses.
7

Who planned the major military offensive conducted in the Red River War?

A
Nelson Miles
B
Philip Sheridan
C
George Custer
D
Quanah Parker
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Which factor was not a reason the southern Plains tribes intensified their raids on white settlements in 1874?

A
overhunting by white hunters
B
horse theft by white gangs
C
illegal trading by white merchants
D
massacres by fort troops
9

Which Plains tribe raided settlements in Kansas and Colorado in the late 1860s?

A
Pawnee
B
Otoe-Missouri
C
Sac and Fox
D
Arapaho
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Which effect did not result from southern Plains tribes surrendering in 1875?

A
They lost their tribal leaders.
B
They lost their villages.
C
They lost their major food source.
D
They lost their reservations.
11

What describes Buffalo soldiers best?

A
all-black soldiers from the Ninth and Tenth regiments of the US cavalry
B
soldiers stationed at Fort Supply and Fort Reno to guard the buffalo herds
C
soldiers stationed in the Indian Territory tasked with the extermination of the buffalo
D
soldiers defending the border of the Indian Territory against white encroachment
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Which statement describes the impact of the Red River War best?

A
Southern Plains tribes intensified their attack on white settlements in Texas.
B
The Comanche and Kiowa pledged to stay on their reservations.
C
The US government was angered by the brutal attack of southern Plains tribes.
D
Seventy-two chiefs of raiding southern Plains tribes were arrested and sent to prison in Fort Marion, Florida.
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Which statement describes the result of the Jacksboro raid best?

A
Big Tree, Satanta, and Satank became prominent Kiowa leaders.
B
The US government sent aid to the settlements in Texas.
C
Buffalo soldiers were stationed in the Indian Territory.
D
Big Tree, Satanta, and Satank were held responsible for their tribes’ actions.
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Which Plains tribe was last to surrender to federal troops during the Red River War?

A
Arapaho
B
Kiowa
C
Quahadi Comanche
D
Osage
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How many years did it take for the federal government to move Plains tribes onto reservations?

A
3
B
5
C
8
D
12
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What caused the Red River War?

A
The US government wanted to end the resistance of the Plains tribes.
B
The Plains tribes wanted to end white encroachment on the Indian Territory.
C
The US government wanted to establish forts in the Indian Territory.
D
The Plains tribes wanted to regain their ceded lands.

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