A) Between July 20 and August 7, 1877 B) Between September 1 and October 7, 1877 C) Between August 1 and August 20, 1877 D) Between August 20 and September 7, 1877
A) To explore Yellowstone National Park B) To escape U.S. Army pursuit during the Nez Perce War C) To raid supplies from U.S. Army camps D) To find a new home in the Great Plains
A) The Battle of Henrys Lake B) The Battle of Camas Creek C) The Battle of Red Rock Pass D) The Battle of the Big Hole
A) Mules, a few horses, and supplies B) Weapons and ammunition C) Food and blankets D) Cannons and tents
A) General Oliver O. Howard B) Poker Joe C) Looking Glass D) Chief Joseph
A) More than 300 B) Fewer than 200 C) About 500 D) Exactly 200
A) Stanton G. Fisher B) Poker Joe C) Gustavus C. Doane D) Samuel D. Sturgis
A) To immediately pursue the Nez Perce into Yellowstone Park B) To abandon the pursuit and return to Fort Keogh C) To join forces with General Sherman at the Yellowstone River D) To rest his soldiers for four days at Henrys Lake before pursuing the Nez Perce again
A) General William Tecumseh Sherman B) General Oliver O. Howard C) Colonel John Gibbon D) Colonel Nelson Miles
A) That they would find abundant resources in the Great Plains B) That they would be able to negotiate peace with the U.S. government C) That they would be welcomed by the Crow agency D) That they would find a peaceful new home after crossing the next mountain range or defeating the latest army
A) Poker Joe B) Looking Glass C) Chief Joseph D) General Oliver O. Howard
A) Management of the camp of women and children B) Leading the fighting men C) Scouting and guiding the Nez Perce D) Negotiating with U.S. Army officers
A) The Battle of Red Rock Pass B) The Battle of Camas Creek C) The Battle of the Big Hole D) The Battle of Henrys Lake
A) They escaped to the south and into Idaho B) They hid in the mountains until the U.S. Army left C) They were rescued by friendly tribes D) They surrendered to the U.S. Army
A) Near the east entrance at Clarks Fork B) Near the south entrance at the Shoshone River exit C) Near the north entrance at Mammoth Hot Springs D) Near the present-day west entrance 44°39′44″N 111°06′15″W
A) Major Hart with 250 cavalry and 100 Indian scouts B) Colonel Samuel D. Sturgis and 360 men C) Lt. Gustavus C. Doane and about 100 men plus Crow scouts D) General Oliver O. Howard and his command
A) General William Tecumseh Sherman B) General Oliver O. Howard C) Colonel John Gibbon D) Colonel Nelson Miles
A) To head for the Crow agency on the Yellowstone River B) To find a new home in the Great Plains C) To regroup at Henrys Lake D) To surrender to the U.S. Army
A) By attacking them directly in Yellowstone Park B) By cutting off their supply lines C) By negotiating a peaceful surrender D) By laying a trap when they emerged from Yellowstone Park
A) To lead the Nez Perce into Yellowstone Park B) To guard the north entrance of Yellowstone Park C) To follow the Nez Perce a day behind and report back to General Howard D) To negotiate with the Nez Perce
A) By negotiating peace with the U.S. Army B) By hiding in Yellowstone Park C) By receiving reinforcements from other tribes D) Through strategic retreats and battles
A) The battle resulted in heavy casualties for the Nez Perce B) The U.S. Army captured the Nez Perce C) The Nez Perce were defeated and surrendered D) The Nez Perce escaped with few casualties
A) Ten B) Eight C) Seven D) Nine
A) Radersburg, Montana B) Bozeman, Montana C) Billings, Montana D) Helena, Montana
A) Eleven B) Ten C) Eight D) Nine
A) John Omohondro B) Benjamin Stone C) Charles Kenck D) Frederick Pfister
A) Charles Kenck B) Andrew Weikert C) John Shively D) James Irwin
A) Tourist B) Recently discharged soldier C) Scout D) Prospector
A) Chief Joseph B) Yellow Wolf C) Poker Joe D) White Bird
A) John Shively B) George Cowan C) Frank Carpenter D) Albert Oldham
A) John Shively B) Albert Oldham C) George Cowan D) James Irwin
A) He escaped unharmed B) He was wounded in the leg C) He was shot dead D) He was captured
A) A shoulder wound B) No injury C) A leg wound D) A head wound
A) Devil's Slide Bridge B) Lamar Bridge C) Baronett's Bridge D) Gardner Bridge
A) Henderson Ranch B) Otter Creek C) Mammoth Hot Springs D) Devil's Slide
A) Lt. Doane B) Sterling Henderson C) General Howard D) Fisher
A) Pelican Creek B) Clark's Fork C) Mirror Plateau D) Lamar River
A) Shoshone River B) Yellowstone River C) Missouri River D) Clark's Fork
A) 500 feet B) 800 feet C) 600 feet D) 1000 feet
A) Nez Perce Ford B) Canyon Creek C) Bear Paw Mountains D) Yellowstone River
A) David Condon B) Philetus Norris C) Major Hiram M. Chittenden D) George Cowan
A) 1956 B) 1904 C) 1885 D) 1930s
A) Yellowstone National Park Road B) Wyoming Highway 296 C) Bear Paw Highway D) Canyon Creek Road
A) 1956 B) 1880 C) 1904 D) 1877
A) 1956 B) 1904 C) 1885 D) 1877
A) 1877 B) 1956 C) 1885 D) 1904
A) Philetus Norris B) George Cowan C) Hiram Chittenden D) David Condon |