Which answer correctly describes one of the reasons that the Comanche destroyed Fort Parker in 1836?(1 point)
Responses
The fort cut the Comanche off from the trade partners who supplied them with their horses.
The fort cut the Comanche off from the grasslands where they grazed their cattle.
The fort cut the Comanche off from the bison herds that they relied on for food and hides.
The fort cut the Comanche off from trade partners who supplied them with agricultural crops.
The fort cut the Comanche off from the bison herds that they relied on for food and hides.
Which option correctly identifies reasons for the breakdown of the 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty between the Comanche and the U.S.?(1 point)
Responses
The Comanche continued to graze their horses on the land of U.S. settlers.
U.S. officials failed to keep bison hunters off Comanche lands.
The Comanche failed to provide U.S. officials with the bison hides promised under the treaty.
U.S. officials failed to provide the Comanche with the cattle promised under the treaty.
U.S. officials failed to keep bison hunters off Comanche lands.
Which two titles did Quanah Parker hold within the administration of the Comanche reservation?(1 point)
Responses
president and deputy sheriff
band chief and chairman
principal chief and judge
general and Indian agent
principal chief and judge
Which of the following statements describes a way that buffalo soldiers helped protect and expand the Texas frontier?(1 point)
Responses
They fought in the Texas Revolution and helped Anglos gain independence from the Mexican government.
They helped defend U.S. settlements against attacks by Indigenous tribes and opened up more land for settlers by removing Indigenous cultures from Texas.
They built railroads that improved transportation speed and options for settlers traveling across the western frontier.
They fought alongside White soldiers from the Confederacy during the Civil War to help protect slavery and states’ rights.
They helped defend U.S. settlements against attacks by Indigenous tribes and opened up more land for settlers by removing Indigenous cultures from Texas.
In addition to fighting in the Indian Wars, in what other way did buffalo soldiers help protect the Texas frontier?(1 point)
Responses
protected Irish immigrants against religious persecution
prevented the Union Army from destroying farmland during the Civil War
policed against cattle thieves and attacks from outlaws
herded buffalo and removed them from U.S. settlements