The Civil War

Question 1

Why did the Five Tribes oppose Lincoln as a candidate in the 1860 election? i. They believed he wanted to abolish slavery. ii. There was talk that he might appropriate Five Tribes’ land to white settlers. iii. He wanted to assimilate the American Indians to the American lifestyle.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

i and ii only

Question 2

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

Which of the following best describes Cherokee feelings toward an alliance with the Confederacy?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Cherokees were split among those wanting to remain neutral and those wanting to join the Confederacy.

Question 4

The Pike Treaties promised all the of following except __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

ending the institution of slavery

Question 5

The Compromise of 1850 __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

allowed California to join the Union as a free state

Question 6

Why did Chief John Ross believe that the Confederates would win the war?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Confederates won the Battle of Wilson Creek.

Question 7

Why was the Confederacy interested in Indian Territory during the Civil War? i. It had a large supply of livestock. ii. It could serve as a buffer zone to help protect Texas. iii. It would supply the South with lead for bullets and weaponry. iv. It would connect the South to present-day New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

i,ii,iii, and iv

Question 8

The Battle of Pea Ridge was fought __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

over the control of the Missouri River and territory in northwest Arkansas

Question 9

The Battle at Locust Grove __________. i. ended in Confederate defeat ii. ended in Union defeat iii. shook the Cherokee’s confidence in the Confederacy iv. led to the Battle of Pea Ridge

Revolt · Accepted Answer

i and iii only

Question 10

Early in the war, American Indians living in Indian Territory disagreed on which side to take. Which of the following best describes the split that occurred?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

groups split on ethnic lines (full blood vs. mixed blood)

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