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The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 Multiple choice question. A) involved the killing of Indian women and children. B) saw the death of Chief Black Kettle. C) was carried out by George Custer. D) moved Colonel J. M. Chivington to denounce the U.S. Army. E) All these answers are correct.

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C is the correct answer
Explanation: The Sand Creek massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre, the battle of Sand Creek or the massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of the Third Colorado Cavalry carried out by George Custer.
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A) involved the killing of women and children

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