Which of the Following Was a Result of the Sand

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a result of the Sand Creek Massacre in which Colorado militiamen slaughtered a large number of peaceful Native Americans?

• A) The central plains remained peaceful for the next several years because so few Native Americans were left.
• B) Native American tribes such as the Arapaho and Sioux celebrated what had befallen the Cheyenne and joined forces with the militiamen.
• C) Congress and the army launched investigations that concluded that the Native Americans had been murdered in cold blood.
• D) Colonel John M. Chivington became the leading voice for Native American rights following the Civil War.
• E) All military captains and colonels destroyed any evidence of the massacre, refused to testify, and grew more unified than ever.

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