Which of the following best explains why the battle of little bighorn is sometimes referred to as “custer’s last stand”? the battle of little bighorn resulted in the death of general custer and all 200 of his troops. the battle of little bighorn was general custer’s last battle before he retired from the military. the battle of little bighorn was the last conflict the us military engaged in with the sioux indians. the battle of little bighorn was the final conflict in the american indian wars of the late 1800s.

Which answer choice best describes “panning” for gold? a.) miners ran iron pans along the rocks near streams. because gold is magnetic, any gold that was present in the rock would attract the pans. the miners would then pick away the surface of the rock to expose the gold. b.) miners ran water through a long, sloping wooden box called a “pan.” wooden bars across the bottom of the pan trapped any gold that was in the water. c.) miners went to places where stream currents slowed. they gathered rock from the stream bed into flat pans. any heavier gold particles would drop to the bottom of the pan. d.) after the most obvious gold had been taken, miners used a rock-crushing machine called the “pan” to search for gold on a large scale.