Little Big Horn

In which decade did the U.S. government compel Native American tribes in the Southeast to move west of the Mississippi?

• 1830s

• 1850s

• 1820s

• 1840s

Where was the Indian Territory located?

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River to Florida

• Missouri River to Oregon Territory

What did government treaties with Native Americans assure them about the land in Indian Territory?

• It would be theirs until the next war

• It would be theirs until the next treaty

• It would be theirs forever

• It would be theirs for 50 years

What led to the migration of white settlers to the Great Plains during the 1850s?

• Discovery of gold

• Potential for farming and ranching

• Escape from persecution

• Government incentives

Which treaty attempted to establish boundaries through the First Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1851?

• Plains Tribes Treaty

• Arapaho Treaty

• Cheyenne Treaty

• Sioux Treaty

What tragic event occurred at Sand Creek in 1864?

• Massacre of a peaceful Cheyenne village

• Establishment of a new reservation

• Battle between settlers and Native Americans

• Attack on miners and soldiers

What prompted the Fetterman Massacre in 1866?

• Government construction of the Bozeman Trail

• Conflict between the Sioux and Cheyenne

• Sioux warriors' resistance to the treaty

• White settlers' raid on Native American settlements

Which tribes were granted a large reservation in the Black Hills of South Dakota through the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868?

• Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho

• Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw

• Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache

• Navajo, Ute, and Shoshone

What was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874, leading to conflict with the Sioux?

• Oil

• Diamonds

• Gold

• Silver

Who led the Sioux warriors in rejecting the government's offer to buy back the land in the Black Hills?

• Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

• Geronimo and Cochise

• Red Cloud and Spotted Tail

• Black Hawk and Tecumseh