Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Questions and Answers Chapter 4: War Comes to the Cheyennes

Study Questions
1. Why did whites begin settling in Colorado in large numbers?

2. What were Black Kettle’s reasons for not fighting the whites?

3. What Indians did John Evans say could be killed?

4. Why were the Southern Cheyennes invited on the expedition against whites at Platte Bridge Station?

5. What was the ultimate result of the Sand Creek massacre?

Answers
1. Gold was discovered at Pikes Peak in 1858.

2. Black Kettle wanted to...

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