Author Question: The most important food resource for plains tribes such as the Sioux were: A) cattle and sheep ... (Read 68 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The real winners from the gold and silver booms in the West were:

A) railroads.
B) small miners.
C) farmers.
D) mining companies.

Question 2

After defeating Custer at Little Big Horn, Sioux chief Sitting Bull said:

A) Now they will leave us alone forever.
B) Now they will never let us rest.
C) Now all the whites will leave.
D) We are a free people now.

Question 3

Sand Creek was the scene of:

A) an unprovoked massacre of Cheyenne Indians by Colorado Volunteers.
B) a bloody battle between the Cheyenne and the Sioux.
C) a treaty of friendship between the Cheyenne and the citizens of Colorado.
D) an unprovoked massacre of white soldiers by the Sioux.

Question 4

Under the Treaty of Fort Laramie, the Sioux:

A) were granted the Black Hills as long as the grass shall grow.
B) promised to fight no more forever.
C) were forced onto a small reservation in Oklahoma.
D) agreed to move west as far as the setting sun.

Question 5

The Cherokee responded to pressure from whites by:

A) retreating as far into the deserts as possible.
B) learning English, becoming Christians, and adopting farming.
C) launching repeated raids on white settlements.
D) fleeting to Canada.

Question 6

The most important food resource for plains tribes such as the Sioux were:

A) cattle and sheep herds.
B) corn fields.
C) bison, or buffalo.
D) rations issued by the Army.