How Some Major Battles Shaped Our Nation Question Preview (ID: 51895)


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Which of the following caused the Ghost Dance?
a) The dead would soon join the living on a world where the Indians and the dead would be able to live by the old ways and be
b) The belief that the ghosts of the dead would be angry upon realizing the tribe had failed to save them
c) The dance would drive away vengeful ghosts who would wreak havoc across the Indian’s land
d) The dance would welcome all sprits to peacefully inhabit the Indian’s land

What brightly colored animals were on the dancer’s shirts?
a) Eagles and buffaloes
b) Deer and buffaloes
c) No animals
d) Eagles and deer

Why did the nearby soldiers need protection?
a) The Indians were going crazy and dancing in the snow
b) The soldiers were under constant attack by the Indians
c) The weather was causing problems for the soldiers
d) Bison were constantly stampeding through the soldiers’ camp

What effect did the Ghost Dance have on the Indians?
a) It revitalized them
b) It gave them courage
c) It gave them energy
d) All answers listed are correct

After the massacre, what was the result?
a) The Indian Wars were over
b) The Wars continued for the next 6 years
c) The Indians sought revenge
d) The soldiers were lauded for their actions

Why was Gettysburg so important to the Union and Confederates?
a) A dozen roads converged in Gettysburg
b) It was the central base of the Union
c) It was a critical supply base
d) It was the central training location for the Union army

How might General Ewell have changed the course of the war?
a) He should have attacked the Union artillery atop Cemetery Hill
b) He should have combined his forces with Lee’s for and all-out assault
c) He should have ordered the Confederate artillery to fire first
d) There was not anything he should have done

What happened that almost resulted in the Confederates taking Little Round Top?
a) The Union soldiers were out of position
b) The Confederates ambushed the Union troops from behind
c) The Union soldiers accidentally fired on their own men
d) The Confederates used artillery to eliminate most of the Union defenders

How did General Custer and his forces help the Union forces during the battle?
a) They held off a Confederate cavalry force led by Cavalry Commander Jeb Stuart
b) Custer and his forces charged headfirst into the Confederate forces
c) Custer was shot and killed which helped his men rally and win the battle
d) Custer and his forced lured the Confederates into a trap and used artillery to take them out

How could the Union have crushed Lee and his forces?
a) General Meade could have pursued the retreating Confederates
b) By firing nonstop and wiping them all out
c) By assassinating General Lee in his sleep
d) General Grant ordered the Union soldiers to pursue the enemy soldiers

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