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1
Who won the Battle of Pea Ridge?
The Confederacy
The Cherokee
The Union
The French
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Which battle was the largest and bloodiest battle in Indian Territory?
Battle of Round Mountain
Battle at Cabin Creek
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Honey Springs
3
How many refugees gathered along the Red River Valley?
23,000
6,700
14,000
45,000
4
Act that granted 270 million acres to settlers?
Homestead Act
Manifest Destiny Act
Dawes Act
Indian Removal Act
5
Why was Indian Territory so devastated by the end of the war?
No new settlers would move to the area and build towns
People killed, homes were destroyed, and money was gone
Most of the tribes had moved elsewhere
Farmland was stolen and Confederates squatted on lands
6
Two common terms for tribal treaties?
Abolish slavery
Establish a democracy
Railroad right of ways (Let RR be built)
Grant passage to any white settler passing thorugh territory
7
What was the name of the Cherokee fighting regiment?
Cherokee Mounted Rifles
Cherokee Martian Ruffles
Choctaw Mountain Riders
Cherokee Mounted Roughnecks
8
Why did the Native Americans accept the Confederates in the territory?
They were promised land by the Confederates
They assumed they would provide them with more freedoms
The Union Army had already left
The Confederacy forced them to at threat of death
9
Who was the individual that was taken to Philadelphia for safety until the end of the war?
Chief Seattle
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Chief John Ross
10
Number of Native Americans massacred at Sand Creek?
155- Mostly women and men
300- Mostly women and elderly
150-Mostly women and children
Less than 50- Mostly warriors (male)
11
Why did Gen. Sheridan attack Natives in the winter?
Native weapons didn't work well in winter
Natives were under-supplied
The Union horses could move faster in winter
Catch them off-guard
12
How did abolitionists continue to help slaves escape the South?
Underground Railroad
Paying for their freedom
Educating slaves on the legal system to find new freedoms
Teaching them to fight back on their own
13
What was one of the most famous trails utilized for "animal" runs?
Chisholm Trail
Shawnee Trail
Western Trail
Goodnight-Living Trail
14
The Cherokee created the panhandle of Oklahoma in order to prevent what?
Create more land for its citizens
Have protected land for cattle grazing
Kansas' border from reaching Texas
Have a bargaining piece for future peace negotiations
15
What is the official sign that war broke out in April, 1861?
Firing upon Fort Sumter
Confederates fired upon U.S.S. Jefferson
Union troops were fired upon in Indian Territory
Confederates sent declaration of war to Lincoln
16
How many Cherokee fought alongside the Confederates at the Battle of Pea Ridge?
525
800
More than 1,000
250
17
Largest treaty meeting in history, Natives told about greater assimilation? (Farming)
Wounded Knee
Medicine Lodge
Sand Creek
Honey Springs
18
Which three of the Five Civilized Tribes immediately signed a treaty with Albert Pike?
Choctaw
Chickasaw
Cherokee
Creek
19
How many tribes are located in OK? Headquartered?
93-76
73-69
67-39
39-67
20
Where did the war officially end?
General Grants personal home
Gettysburg
White House in Washington D.C.
Appomattox Court House
21
As new states enter the Union, what was the goal of Congress?
Reduce the number of senators in office
To limit the presidential powers
Add as many new territories as possible
Keep balance of slave and free states equal
22
Two requirements of the land act?
Build a home/farm (Improve the land)
Must be at least 25 years of age
Must be male
Live on it for 5 years
23
What was captured in September of 1864 worth around $1.5 million?
New weapons destined for Confederate troops
Diamond shipment intended for the Queen of England
143 supply wagons
Train moving gold for the Union
24
How did “Bloody Kansas” get that nickname?
The lawlessness in that area
Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
None of these
Due to the large amount of battles fought here
25
Which side, if any, did most Native Americans want to join?
Neutral or South
Neutral or West
Neutral or North
Neutral or East
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Why might treaties take advantage of Native Americans?
Punish those who had supported the Confederacy
Felt the Natives had continued their refusal to assimilate
Desire to take more land
Natives didn't understand the complex nature of treaties
