Why Were Narcissa and Marcus Whitman Murdered by the Cayuse

question 96

Multiple Choice

Why were Narcissa and Marcus Whitman murdered by the Cayuse Indians?

• A) The Cayuse discovered that the Whitmans were supportive of the Cayuse being forcibly removed to Indian Country.
• B) The Whitmans kidnapped several Cayuse children and planned to take them back to the Northeast.
• C) The Cayuse interpreted a measles epidemic as being a deliberate assault on them by the Whitmans.
• D) Needing food, the Whitmans killed animals that, to the Cayuse, were of spiritual significance.

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