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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, who were the "foot soldiers of the British Empire building" (52)?
(a) The English peasantry.
(b) The German peasantry.
(c) The Irish Catholics.
(d) The Scots-Irish.

2. What term is used by the U.S. military to describe areas behind enemy lines?
(a) Indian Country.
(b) Hostile Territory.
(c) No-Man's Land.
(d) War Council.

3. How did the European aristocracy treat women in their society?
(a) Women were allowed to attend universities and gain degrees.
(b) Women were often sent abroad and served as soldiers.
(c) Women were allowed to vote and hold political office.
(d) Women were often accused of witchcraft and executed.

4. Which Secretary of War advocated for the absolute extinction of Native communities?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) James Monroe.

5. Dunbar-Ortiz describes settler colonialism as a certain type of political policy. What adjective does she use to describe this policy?
(a) Abnormal.
(b) Imperial.
(c) Consequential.
(d) Genocidal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The American bison was indigenous to what region?

2. When was Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?

3. What was the Spanish name for interrelated city-states in the Southwest?

4. How did a small group of "elite" Native people accumulate personal wealth during the 1800s?

5. What term was used for the "systemic destruction of all the indigenous agricultural resources" (61)?

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