Question

As a young man he was a major figure in his tribe's resistance to the white mans way and settlement on reservations, he later adapted with ease to reservation life and became perhaps the
wealthiest American Indian, thanks in part to his shrewd investment with n railroad stock.

Which person does the above excerpt describe?

A. Peta Nocona
B. Chief Bowles
C. Quanah Parker
D. Jamea Hogg

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Quanah Parker

Explanation:

Quanah Parker became the wealthiest Native Indian through his investments the railroad stock. On the reservation, Quanah Parker's tribe, the Staked Plains, was the last to arrive there after resistance to the white. He was elected chief over all the Comanches on the reservation by the government. He proved to be a resourceful, powerful, and able leader for the Comanches.