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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term was used for the "systemic destruction of all the indigenous agricultural resources" (61)?
(a) Wipeout.
(b) Scorched ground.
(c) Dry cinders.
(d) Feedfight.

2. Dunbar-Ortiz argues that Europeans colonists conquered what, rather than land?
(a) Oceans.
(b) Animals.
(c) Dreams.
(d) People.

3. What was the primary crop in Native American agriculture?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Millet.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Corn.

4. What percentage of the population of the Thirteen Colonies was made up of Ulster-Scots?
(a) 15%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 25%.

5. The American bison was indigenous to what region?
(a) The southwestern deserts.
(b) The southeastern swampland.
(c) The eastern seaboard.
(d) The northern and southern plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, how many U.S. presidents were of Ulster-Scots lineage?

2. How does corn differ from most grains?

3. Which stone did the Aztecs consider especially precious?

4. Native populations developed an extensive system of roadways. What did most of these early roadways eventually become?

5. Who were the Conversos?

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