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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 6 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A

Why did the government sign the Treaty of Fort Laramie?

Answer
A
They were unable to defeat Red Cloud.
B
They defeated Red Cloud.
C
They wanted to remove the Sioux from their land.

Explanation

The U.S. government signed the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie after failing to defeat Red Cloud and the Lakota in Red Cloud’s War. The treaty ended the fighting and required the U.S. to abandon its forts along the Bozeman Trail. So the best choice is “They were unable to defeat Red Cloud.”

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