Multiple Choice
One of the reasons that a relative handful of Indians could hold off the battle-hardened Civil War veterans of the U.S. Army was because the
A) Indians had a highly effective centralized leadership.
B) U.S. Army had fewer than 2,000 soldiers to cover over ten million square miles.
C) Indian leaders were skillful at organizing campaigns.
D) Indians were superb guerilla warriors-the best cavalry soldiers in the world.
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