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Chapter 9 - "Battle of the Little Bighorn"
By Tonya Poling
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Question 1
1.
What was the landscape like that Lieutenant Varnum and the U.S. Army saw as they prepared for battle?
bloody from battle
desert sand and no trees
wide prairies and a little river valley
dense forest
Question 2
2.
Why were scouts important at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
They gathered food to feed the soldiers.
They gathered information about the enemy and reported it to Custer.
They reported information about the U.S. Army to the Native Americans.
They listened carefully for bears and other wild animals that might attack the army.
Question 3
3.
Why didn't Custer take the advice of the Arikara and Crow scouts?
He misjudged the strength of the enemy because he could only see the edge of the village.
He didn't know that the Arapahoe and Cheyenne would fight with the Lakota agains the U.S. Army.
Question 4
4.
How did the landscape make it difficult for the U.S. Army to attack?
There were steep snow-covered mountain ranges and deep valleys.
The plains were flat and the Lakota could see a cavalry coming from far away.
There was no rivers or streams to provide water for the soldiers.
Question 5
5.
Why is the Battle of the Little Bighorn often referred to as Custer's Last Stand?
Despite being outnumbered, the U.S. Army defeated the Lakota.
Custer died in battle, so this battle was his last effort to fight against the enemy.
Sitting Bull had a vision of Custer standing on the hill.
All of the above.
Question 6
6.
Who won the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Lakota
U.S. Army
no one
Question 7
7.
On page 76, Custer was described as being "reckless". What evidence is there in the text to support this claim?
Custer was a terrible driver.
Custer was clumsy.
Custer had terrible eyesight and was always knocking things over.
Custer took big risks with the lives of his soldiers.
Question 8
8.
On page 78, the text states that it was hard to hide a cavalry regiment for very long out on the plains? Why was this true?
The cavalry was very noisy.
The plains was flat and there was nothing to hide behind.
The cavalry was very large and insisted on only traveling during the day.
He thouht that the timing was right to win the battle and possibly end the war with the Native Americans.
He was known as a reckless leader.
All of the above.