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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries learn techniques used for long-distance sea travel?
(a) From East Asian nations.
(b) From African nations.
(c) From Arab nations.
(d) From West Asian nations.

2. What term does Dunbar-Ortiz use for the specific type of colonialism used to form the United States?
(a) Imperialist colonialism.
(b) Surrogate colonialism.
(c) Settler colonialism.
(d) Exploitation colonialism.

3. Native populations developed an extensive system of roadways. What did most of these early roadways eventually become?
(a) Historical monuments.
(b) Railroad tracks.
(c) Modern highways.
(d) Airport runways.

4. What other name was used for the Seven Years' War?
(a) The War of Spanish Succession.
(b) The War of Roses.
(c) The French and Indian War.
(d) The Boer War.

5. What Native nation was predominant in the territory of Georgia during the early 1700s?
(a) The Miami.
(b) The Cherokee.
(c) The Seminole.
(d) The Muskogee.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the onset of colonialism, the native population in the Americas rapidly shrank. By what percentage were native populations reduced?

2. How did the European aristocracy characterize the peasants who resisted the privatization of land?

3. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, where did the concept of white supremacy originate?

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

5. What term is used by the U.S. military to describe areas behind enemy lines?

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