The Sand Creek Massacre

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1. On what date did the massacre occur? October 29, 1864 November 20, 1864 November 29, 1865 November 29, 1864

2. Who led the attack against the Indians? Colonel John M. Chivington Colonel John Asher Colonel Franklin Skimmerhorn Colonel Silas Pruitt

3. What two tribes were attacked? Apache and Cheyenne Cherokee and Arapaho Arapaho and Cheyenne Cheyenne and Apache

4. Who was the chief of the Cheyenne Indians? Lost Kettle Lost Eagle Black Kettle Black Cloud

5. Who was the chief of the Arapaho Indians? Niwot Witon Tiwon Winot

6. What was the name of the fort that the Indians camped next to? Fort Laramie Fort Lestor Fort Sumter Fort Lyon

7. What officer(s) refused to follow Chivington's orders? Neither Lietuenant Joseph Cramer Both Captatin Silas Soule

8. What flag did the Cheyenne chief put up at first? Cheyenne American Colorado White

9. Did Black Kettle desire continue to seek peace after the attack? Yes No

10. What writer used a slightly-changed account of the attack in one of his novels? Michael Crichton Isaac Asimov James Michener Jeff Shaara