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Question 7 • OK-US History-Sem A-CR - 37454A

Which of the following best explains why the Battle of Little Bighorn is sometimes referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand”?

Answer

The Battle of Little Bighorn resulted in the death of General Custer and all 200 of his troops.

The Battle of Little Bighorn was General Custer’s last battle before he retired from the military.

The Battle of Little Bighorn was the last conflict the US military engaged in with the Sioux Indians.

The Battle of Little Bighorn was the final conflict in the American Indian Wars of the late 1800s.

Explanation

The battle is called “Custer’s Last Stand” because General George Armstrong Custer and the soldiers with him were killed at Little Bighorn in 1876. The name refers to their deaths in that battle, not to Custer retiring or to the end of all U.S. conflicts with Indigenous peoples.

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