The second Sioux war (1876-1877), in which Custer was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn, was caused by all of the following EXCEPT

(A) the extension of the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad
(B) a concentrated effort on the part of the major Protestant denominations to convert the Sioux to Christianity
(C) the gold rush in the Black Hills
(D) corruption within the Department of the Interior
(E) overland


Answer: (B) a concentrated effort on the part of the major Protestant denominations to convert the Sioux to Christianity

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