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Indian Massacres

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Indian massacre was considered the deadliest in history?

a)

Battle of the Little Bighorn

b)

Bear River Massacre

c)

Sand Creek Massacre

d)

Maria's Massacre

2.

General George Armstrong Custer was the letter of which Indian Battle?

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Bear Creek

c)

Little Bighorn

d)

Sand Creek

3.

According to the video on the Bear River Massacre what saved the Shoshone Indians?

a)

Their ability to survive in land where they had always lived.

b)

Conversion to the Mormon Religion

c)

They moved on to another area of Idaho that allowed them to hunt and gather.

d)

Their ability to forgive the Mormon settlers.

4.

Select all the issues that led to the Indian wars.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Broken treaties

c)

Discovery of Gold

d)

Greed of the white man

5.

What was the name of the Indian who had the Ghost Dream?

a)

White Kettle

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Wovoka

d)

Black Hawk

6.

What mistake did Custer make on that fateful day in June 1876?

a)

There was not mistake, he just lost the battle.

b)

Didn't realize the strength of the Crazy Horse

c)

Attacking from the wrong direction

d)

Separating his men

7.

Why was the Sand Creek Massacre so horrendous?

a)

Chief Black Kettle has assurance of the safety of his village.

b)

The American Flag and Peace Flags were displayed by the Indians.

c)

Most of those slaughtered were women and children.

d)

The army returned to mutilate the dead and take trophies.

8.

Where did the Battle of Wounded Knee take place?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Montana

c)

Idaho

d)

Colorado

9.

What was another name for the Ghost Dance?

a)

Line Dance

b)

War Dance

c)

Protection Dance

d)

Circle Dance

10.

Why did most of the massacres that occurred during the 1860's go unnoticed?

a)

No one to report what was happening.

b)

No one cared about what happened to the Indians.

c)

Civil War was also being fought.

d)

Army did not want people to know about the massacres.