PART A: Which of the following best describe why the Ghost Dance became so popular in the late 1800s?
A. The Ghost Dance was a non-violent way for Native Americans to intimidate the
U. S. forces without provoking any retaliation.

B. The Ghost Dance energized the people suffering on the reservation because it
quite literally made them forget their fear and hunger.

C. The Ghost Dance was one of the few traditional dances and spiritual rites that
had brought all indigenous peoples together for centuries.

D. The Ghost Dance was one of the last hopes of many Native Americans living on
reservations, and with little other hope many began performing the dance.