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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. Which of the following Native nations was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes?

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

3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, where was "the pseudoscience of eugenics and racial purity" (170) particularly robust in the 1920s?

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

5. What animal served as the economic base of the Plains Nations?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did poor farmers in the U.S. view World War I?

2. During the early 1800s, young Natives often opposed their elders' attitude toward settler-colonists. What did these young people believe?

3. What was the purpose of the Buffalo Soldiers and other Western armies?

4. Why did some Native people hope for a Confederate victory during the Civil War?

5. What happened to Native people who fought for the Confederacy?

6. What was Simon Bolivar's position on slavery?

7. Who were the Colorado Volunteers?

8. During the Confederation period, what was the relationship between British forces and Native communities?

9. What was the outcome of the Indian Citizenship Act?

10. What was Benjamin Hawkins' mission as an "Indian agent" for the U.S. government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 6, Dunbar-Ortiz criticizes Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address. Why does she object to his speech? What difficult elements of U.S. history does she feel Obama overlooked? Write an essay examining her response to Obama's statements.

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

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?

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