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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term was used for the "systemic destruction of all the indigenous agricultural resources" (61)?
(a) Scorched ground.
(b) Wipeout.
(c) Feedfight.
(d) Dry cinders.

2. What statement did General Sherman issue to President Grant following the Fetterman Massacre?
(a) U.S. forces should withdraw from the West and cease hostilities.
(b) The U.S. government should break treaties with Native nations.
(c) The U.S. army should receive additional training on Native customs.
(d) U.S. troops should kill all Natives, including women and children.

3. How did the European aristocracy characterize the peasants who resisted the privatization of land?
(a) As greedy, selfish, and avaricious.
(b) As brave, courageous, and capable.
(c) As violent, lazy, and stupid.
(d) As intelligent, savvy, and cunning.

4. What did the Wheeler-Howard bill eventually become?
(a) The Indian Appropriation Act.
(b) The Indian Reorganization Act.
(c) The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
(d) The Indian Removal Act.

5. What term did historian H. Craig Miner use to describe a society that "justified exploitation and destruction of whole societies" (168)?
(a) Industrial civilization.
(b) Imperialist civilization.
(c) Sophisticated civilization.
(d) Modernized civilization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Sauk leader in 1832?

2. In the 1930s, the U.S. government decided that soil erosion was caused by Natives' goats and sheep. What action did the government take to address this "problem"?

3. What is the Latin term for "land without people" (2)?

4. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, what event kickstarted the U.S. government's attempts to annex former Spanish territories in the Americas?

5. Who wrote the novel The Last of the Mohicans?

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