Author Question: The Buffalo Soldiers were a. U. S. Army units who survived on the plains by killing buffalo. b. ... (Read 60 times)

mynx · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The Buffalo Soldiers were

a. U. S. Army units who survived on the plains by killing buffalo.
b. African American cavalry and soldiers who served in the frontier wars.
c. soldiers who sought to defeat the Indians by depriving them of their primary food supply.
d. soldiers who were killed in the Fetterman massacre.
e. soldiers who were court martialed for assisting Plains Indians with food and other provisions.

Question 2

The performance of the United States' Navy in the War of 1812 could be best described as

a. poor and unsuccessful in every category.
b. less successful than that of the army.
c. courageous but strategically ineffective.
d. ineffective on the Great Lakes.
e. overall surprisingly successful and skillful against the accomplished British ships and commanders.