The Sand Creek Massacre

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

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

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 Eagle Black Kettle Black Cloud Lost Kettle

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

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

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? White Cheyenne American Colorado

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