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1. 
The Black Hills gold rush was begun when Custer and his men arrived in what year?
A.
1868
B.
1874
C.
1875
D.
1876
E.
1877
2. 
The Fort Laramie Treaty was created with the Dakota to set aside land for a reservation in what year?
A.
1868
B.
1874
C.
1875
D.
1876
E.
1877
3. 
The Gordon Party left Sioux City for the Black Hills and ran into a blizzard in what year?
A.
1868
B.
1874
C.
1875
D.
1876
E.
1877
4. 
Government officials told the Indians to return to the reservation in western South Dakota in what year?
A.
1868
B.
1874
C.
1875
D.
1876
E.
1877
5. 
The Manuel Brothers sold their claim to the Hearsts. in what year?
A.
1868
B.
1874
C.
1875
D.
1876
E.
1877
6. 
A series of gold rushes occurred in the US. In which states were gold strikes found? (Mark ALL correct answers.)
A.
California
B.
Nevada
C.
Ohio
D.
Iowa
E.
Montana
F.
Nebraska
7. 
The Custer expedition was huge and included which of the following? (Mark ALL correct answers.)
A.
20 tents
B.
1,000 soldiers
C.
300 head of cattle
D.
25 shovels
E.
110 wagons
F.
16-piece band
8. 
The Fort Laramie Treaty set aside the entire Black Hills area for a reservation and white people were not allowed to enter.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
9. 
_____ men, one woman, and a boy were in the Gordon Party that was forced to leave the Black Hills after being discovered.
A.
32
B.
12
C.
26
D.
45
10. 
Who was the woman with the Gordon Party that came to the Black Hills in 1875?
A.
Martha Jane Canary
B.
Annie Tallent
C.
Susan B. Anthony
D.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
11. 
Who was the woman nicknamed "Calamity Jane"?
A.
Martha Jane Canary
B.
Annie Tallent
C.
Susan B. Anthony
D.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
12. 
Who was nicknamed "Wild Bill"?
A.
Jack McCall
B.
William Cody
C.
Fred Manuel
D.
James Butler Hickok
13. 
Who shot Wild Bill in 1876 while he was playing poker?
A.
Jack McCall
B.
Moses Manuel
C.
William Cody
D.
George Custer
14. 
Who found a rich vein of ore and sold their claim to George Hearst for $70,000?
A.
Verendrye Brothers
B.
Lewis and Clark
C.
Fred and Moses Manuel
D.
Bill Cody and James Hickok
15. 
What type of gold mining used water, dirt, and gravel stirred around in a shallow pan to look for nuggets?
A.
sluice
B.
rocker
C.
hard rock mining
D.
panning
16. 
What type of gold mining used a box about 12 feet long and the gold was caught in slats on its bottom?
A.
sluice
B.
rocker
C.
hard rock mining
D.
panning
17. 
What type of gold mining used dirt, gravel, and water shoveled into a box which was then shifted back and forth?
A.
sluice
B.
rocker
C.
hard rock mining
D.
panning
18. 
What type of gold mining used deep mine shafts that were dug with heavy machines?
A.
sluice
B.
rocker
C.
hard rock mining
D.
panning
19. 
Custer and his men were killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in eastern Montana.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
20. 
The Supreme Court said that the law which forced the Dakota to give up the Black Hills was an illegal action.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
21. 
The richest veins of gold were found near Pierre.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE