Wars for the West

Sioux leader who violently protested reservations

• Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

• Chief Joseph

• Crazy Horse

A 300-mile forced march of Navajo captives to a reservation

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Long Walk

• Ghost Dance

Who was the Sioux leader who ambushed and killed 81 cavalry troops?

• Sitting Bull

• Red Cloud

• Crazy Horse

• Tecumseh

Who led a group of soldiers and tried to force the Sioux of their reservation on the Black Hills?

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• George Armstrong Custer

• William Armstrong

• George Tecumseh

Who was the Sioux leader who refused to leave the Black Hills when gold was discovered?

• Sitting Bull

• Red Cloud

• Crazy Horse

• Chief Jospeh

What was the US army's worst defeat, the Sioux's last major victory, and also known as Custer's Last Stand?

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Battle of Sitting Bull

• Battle of Little Bighorn

What was the last major event on the Great Plains in which 150 Sioux were killed by US military?

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Battle of Sitting Bull

• Battle of Little Bighorn

Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in the U.S. acquiring territories in the West?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

What was the primary motivation for the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century?

• Religious freedom

• Gold rush

• Manifest Destiny

• Industrialization

Which Native American leader is known for his resistance against the U.S. government's westward expansion policies?

• Sitting Bull

• Geronimo

• Tecumseh

• Crazy Horse