In post-Civil War America, Plains Indians surrendered their lands only when they
a. chose to migrate farther west.
b. received solemn promises from the government that they would be left alone and provided with supplies on the remaining land.
c. lost their mobility as the whites killed their horses.
d. were allowed to control the supply of food and other staples to the reservations.
e. were defeated militarily by the U.S. Army in various Indian wars.
Question 2
The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons except that
a. the militia was never called up to supplement the regular army.
b. disunity was widespread.
c. only a zealous minority supported the war.
d. at first, many of the generals were senile Revolutionary War veterans.
e. the militia was poorly trained.
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