Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Native communities make important decisions?
2. What term does Dunbar-Ortiz use for land as a commodity?
3. Which stone did the Aztecs consider especially precious?
4. How did the European aristocracy characterize the peasants who resisted the privatization of land?
5. What country did John Locke and John Knox hail from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Under settler-colonialism, colonizers disrupted trade routes and triggered widespread food shortages. How did food shortages affect Native communities?
2. Native populations were often shocked by the European form of warfare. What aspects of the European style of warfare horrified Native communities?
3. How did the bounty on scalp-hunting threaten Native communities?
4. The Mayans practiced forced labor, often making servants of war prisoners and criminals. How did this practice differ from chattel slavery within the U.S.?
5. What was the result of the "privatization of the commons" (34) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
6. By the 1700s, many farmers had turned to slavery. What economic explanation does Dunbar-Ortiz offer for the rise of slavery?
7. Why did settlers try to recruit Native people as rangers?
8. What beliefs were espoused by John Calvin?
9. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, white supremacy helped the landed class win greater support from white peasants. What was the relationship between white supremacy and class status?
10. Chapter 3 is titled "The Cult of the Covenant." What "covenant" does Dunbar-Ortiz refer to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses the role that Native boarding schools, run by white settlers, played in colonialism and assimilation. Write an essay exploring the long-term impact of boarding schools on Native populations.
Essay Topic 2
Dunbar-Ortiz states that real estate formed "the basis of the U.S. economy and capital accumulation" (141). Write an essay discussing the role real estate played in the U.S. economy throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. How did the commoditization of land impact Native populations?
Essay Topic 3
The 1973 siege at Wounded Knee was a pivotal event for many Native populations. Write an essay exploring the events that led up to the siege, along with its historical impact. In your essay, discuss why Wounded Knee was chosen as a site for protest and activist work.
|
This section contains 663 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
