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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, which population was the first to be forcibly organized and exploited by European aristocracy?
2. What term does Dunbar-Ortiz use for land as a commodity?
3. What form of warfare did Major General Jeffery Amherst infamously support using against Native people?
4. Dunbar-Ortiz argues that Europeans colonists conquered what, rather than land?
5. What term is used by the U.S. military to describe areas behind enemy lines?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Europeans use Christianity to support colonialism?
2. Chapter 3 is titled "The Cult of the Covenant." What "covenant" does Dunbar-Ortiz refer to?
3. In Chapter 2, Dunbar-Ortiz speaks of "domestic crusades" that took place in Europe during the Crusades in the Arab world. What was the purpose of these domestic crusades?
4. Some Native communities quickly accept tributary status under the new colonial regime. Why does Dunbar-Ortiz believe these communities chose to comply?
5. What were three branches of government practiced within the Seminole and Muskogee nations?
6. What beliefs were espoused by John Calvin?
7. During the Colonial era, many colonialist nations claimed that Native Americans were not "using" their land. What counterargument does Dunbar-Ortiz offer?
8. How does Dunbar-Ortiz describe documents like the U.S. Constitution, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address?
9. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the economic impact of the Crusades?
10. Under settler-colonialism, colonizers disrupted trade routes and triggered widespread food shortages. How did food shortages affect Native communities?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dunbar-Ortiz states that the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 "imposed unsolicited citizenship upon American Indians" (169). Why does she object to the U.S. government conferring citizenship upon Native Americans? What problems does she perceive with the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924? Write an essay examining Dunbar-Ortiz's opinion on citizenship for Native populations.
Essay Topic 2
Dunbar-Ortiz states that "While living persons are not responsible for what their ancestors did, they are responsible for the society they live in, which is a product of that past" (235). Write an essay reflecting upon this statement. What action do you believe modern Americans must take to build an egalitarian society? What responsibility do modern Americans have for past atrocities?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 8, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses conflicts between Native and Black communities. The two groups often found themselves on opposing sides rather than joining forces against white settlers and plantation owners. Write an essay analyzing interracial conflicts between minority groups in the 1800s.
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