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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was gold discovered in Georgia?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1830.

2. Which white settler was captured by the Miamis and later married Little Turtle's daughter?
(a) George Percy.
(b) William Wells.
(c) Oliver Stone.
(d) John Redhouse.

3. In 1805, the Choctaws ceded most of their land to the U.S. government. How much did they receive in compensation?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $60,000.

4. What was the first book in the Leatherstocking Tales series?
(a) The Deerslayers.
(b) The Pioneers.
(c) The Pathfinder.
(d) The Prairie.

5. How did Native communities make important decisions?
(a) They sought a group consensus.
(b) Women and elders took a vote.
(c) Their priests made all decisions.
(d) Elected official decided for the group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name for traditionist fighters among the Upper Creeks indigenous groups?

2. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what weakened Mexico in the 1800s, leaving the nation vulnerable to U.S. aggression?

3. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, which population was the first to be forcibly organized and exploited by European aristocracy?

4. Prior to the Colonial era, how many Native people inhabited the region that is now part of the U.S.?

5. What term refers to the the use of economic and political pressures to control foreign countries?

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