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Which was one of the causes that led to the Great Sioux War in 1876?

A
The government built a trail through Indian hunting grounds.
B
Settlers feared an uprising of American Indians in Colorado.
C
The government withheld payment and food supplies.
D
Gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Why did tensions arise between American settlers and American Indians when gold was discovered at Pike’s Peak?

A
Pike’s Peak bordered American Indian land.
B
Pike’s Peak was on white settlers’ land.
C
Pike’s Peak was on American Indian land.
D
Pike’s Peak was on unassigned government land.
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At the battle of Wounded Knee in 1890, US Army officers tried to

A
disarm the Sioux and then capture them.
B
disarm the Sioux but then fired on them.
C
persuade the Sioux to disband but could not.
D
persuade the Sioux to leave, which they did.
4

In the late 1800s, the Ghost Dance was a religious movement among

A
the Sioux.
B
the Apache.
C
all American Indians.
D
tribal leaders only.
5

Conflicts between the Sioux Indians of the Plains and the US Army spanned from

A
the 1820s to the 1850s.
B
the 1860s to the 1890s.
C
the 1870s to the 1900s.
D
the 1880s to the 1910s.
6

In 1874, how did many Sioux respond to the federal government’s order to remain on their reservation?

A
The Sioux ignored the order and left the reservation to hunt buffalo.
B
The Sioux followed the order and remained on the reservation.
C
The Sioux followed the order and flew a white flag of truce.
D
The Sioux ignored the order and set up a camp near an army post.
7

The final battle in the American Indian wars occurred at

A
Wounded Knee.
B
Little Bighorn.
C
Sand Creek.
D
Pike’s Peak.
8

In the 1870s, a gold rush attracted waves of settlers to Sioux territory in

A
eastern Colorado.
B
the Black Hills.
C
Sand Creek.
D
western Minnesota.
9

Read Mrs. Z. A. Parker’s observations from 1890.“[T]hey raised their eyes to heaven, their hands clasped high above their heads, and stood straight and perfectly still, invoking the power of the Great Spirit to allow them to see and talk with their people who had died…They would go as fast as they could, their hands moving from side to side…”In this quotation, Parker is describing

A
the ritualized movements of Sioux Indians during a Ghost Dance ceremony.
B
the horrified response of Cheyenne Indians after the Sand Creek Massacre.
C
the celebratory reaction to the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
D
the anger and fear of white settlers following the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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Which of the following is the correct order of key events in the Sioux conflicts?

A
(1) Red Cloud’s War(2) Treaty of Fort Laramie(3) Black Hills Gold Rush(4) Battle of Little Bighorn
B
(1) Treaty of Fort Laramie(2) Battle of Little Bighorn(3) Red Cloud’s War(4) Black Hills Gold Rush
C
(1) Black Hills Gold Rush(2) Red Cloud’s War(3) Battle of Little Bighorn(4) Treaty of Fort Laramie
D
(1) Battle of Little Bighorn(2) Treaty of Fort Laramie(3) Black Hills Gold Rush(4) Red Cloud’s War

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