Bozeman Trail and Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 Quiz

What was the significance of the Bozeman Trail during the 1860s?

• D. It was a route for cattle ranchers

• C. It was a military supply route

• B. It was a corridor for emigrants heading to the Montana Goldfields

• A. It was a trade route for fur traders

Which event intensified tensions between the U.S. government and the Plains Indian tribes along the Bozeman Trail?

• A. Fetterman Fight

• D. Medicine Lodge Treaties

• B. Battle of Little Bighorn

• C. Sand Creek Massacre

Who was the prominent Oglala Sioux leader leading the resistance against U.S. military presence along the Bozeman Trail?

• B. Crazy Horse

• A. Sitting Bull

• C. Red Cloud

• D. Black Elk

What did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 recognize as a sovereign territory for the Sioux people?

• A. Great Sioux Reservation

• B. Black Hills

• C. Bighorn Mountains

• D. Yellowstone River

What did the U.S. government promise in the Fort Laramie Treaty in exchange for land concessions and the abandonment of forts along the Bozeman Trail?

• D. Political representation

• A. Military support

• B. Annuities and supplies

• C. Land ownership

What violation of the Fort Laramie Treaty led to tensions and conflicts, eventually resulting in the Black Hills War?

• A. Violation of hunting rights

• C. Discovery of gold in the Black Hills

• D. Violation of territorial boundaries

• B. Violation of trade agreements

What was the catalyst for Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) according to the text?

• C. Bozeman Trail conflicts

• B. Battle of Little Bighorn

• D. Medicine Lodge Treaties

• A. Sand Creek Massacre

Which forts were established along the Bozeman Trail to protect settlers and travelers?

• A. Fort Sully and Fort Reno

• B. Fort Phil Kearny and Fort Laramie

• C. Fort Abraham Lincoln and Fort Thompson

• D. Fort C.F. Smith and Fort Reno

What did the U.S. government recognize as unceded Indian territory in the 1868 Treaty?

• B. Great Sioux Reservation

• D. Yellowstone River

• A. Black Hills

• C. Bighorn Mountains

What was the main purpose of the Bozeman Trail and the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 according to the text?

• D. Discovery of gold in the Black Hills

• B. Protection of fur traders

• C. Peaceful coexistence between the U.S. government and Plains Indian tribes

• A. Expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad