Question

use the text below to answer 4 - 6. little big horn was not the first meeting between the cheyennes and long hair general custer. early in the winter of 1868 long hair and the seventh cavalry attacked our camp on the washita river killing chief black kettle and his band, burning their tipis and destroying all their food and belongings. in the spring long hair promised peace and moved the cheyenne to a reservation. when gold was discovered white people came and the indians were moved again. my brothers and i left for the open plains where our band of cheyenne was again attacked by white soldiers in the winter of 1875. we were forced to seek help from a tribe of sioux. we joined sitting bull and the sioux and decided to travel and hunt together as one strong group. as conditions on the reservations became worse more and more indians moved west joining our group. six tribes lived peacefully for several months, hunting buffalo, curing the meat for the winter months, and tanning buffalo hides. in the early summer, 1876 we set up camp near little big horn river. soldiers were spotted by some hunters to the south of the camp. kate bighead, cheyenne indian, told this story to dr. thomas marquis in 1922. dr. marquis was a doctor and historian of the battle of little bighorn in the 1920s. he interviewed and photographed cheyenne indians. 4. *what about the source is most likely to cause a historian to question the reliability of the text about? a. the source only shows the native american perspective b. kate bighead was not an eyewitness c. it was recorded 49 years after the event it describes d. kate bighead refers to custer as “long hair” 5. which historical fact best corroborates bighead’s claim in the document above? a. the homestead act was passed in 1862 b. gold was discovered in the black hills, land of the sioux, in 1874 c. the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 d. the chinese exclusion act was approved in 1882 6. which historical event is most similar to the one described above? a. the california gold rush b. the san francisco earthquake c. the flight of the nez perce d. black exodus

Explanation:

1. Memory can fade over time. Since the story was recorded 49 years after the event, it may be less reliable due to potential inaccuracies in recollection.
2. The discovery of gold in the Black Hills led to increased white - settler encroachment on Native American lands, which corroborates the idea that the discovery of gold caused problems for the Cheyenne as described in the text.
3. The Flight of the Nez Perce involved Native Americans being forced from their lands due to white - settler pressure, similar to the Cheyenne's experience described in the text.

Answer:

1. C
2. B
3. C