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