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Archaeological investigation of the battlefield at Little Bighorn was able to determine combatant positions and movements. How was this accomplished?
 
  a. Intensive excavations of graves marked by grave markers that determined the position of American soldiers and Indian warriors where they fell in combat.
  b. Extensive horizontal excavations that recovered numerous skeletal remains and artifacts of the battle, such as shell casings.
  c. Survey with metal detectors that located cartridges and bullets, the positions of which were then carefully mapped.
  d. Comparisons of images painted by various people showed agreement in the positions and movements.
  e. Army experts were consulted and their versions accepted.

Question 2

Custer's last stand was immortalized in several paintings created in the 1890s by both Native Americans and white American settlers. The images created by the American whites generally show
 
  a. Custer and his army being slaughtered by Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
  b. Custer and his men fighting bravely and calmly, well-disciplined to the end.
  c. the Indian people fleeing in panic and fear, trying to escape Custer's army that was clearly controlling the battle.
  d. the merciless slaughter of Indian women, children, and the elderly by Custer's army.
  e. the army without Custer at the battle.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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