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Where did the term buffalo soldiers originate?
 
  A) Blacks would use their free time to herd buffalo.
  B) Native Americans admired blacks' fighting abilities and thought their hair similar to that of the buffalo.
  C) Blacks would frequently desert and run away during combat, a trait the Indians thought was like the buffalo.
  D) Whites thought that blacks were so lazy and cowardly that they were going to be slaughtered like the buffalo.

Question 2

What was the result of the Brownsville affair?
 
  A) President Roosevelt dismissed three companies of black soldiers.
  B) Black troops were given medals for their valor and heroism.
  C) The black man responsible for the rape was quickly lynched.
  D) The entire town of Brownsville was burned to the ground by angry blacks.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: A





 

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