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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what weakened Mexico in the 1800s, leaving the nation vulnerable to U.S. aggression?
(a) The Mexican War of Independence.
(b) Smallpox epidemics.
(c) The Muskogee War.
(d) Chronic food shortages.

2. In U.S. settler colonialism, what was the primary commodity?
(a) Gold.
(b) Land.
(c) Horses.
(d) Tobacco.

3. What was the name of the U.S. military reservation located near Fort Lyon in Colorado?
(a) Sand Creek.
(b) Wounded Knee.
(c) Grand Junction.
(d) Pueblo.

4. What term refers to the the use of economic and political pressures to control foreign countries?
(a) Development.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Expansionism.
(d) Neocolonialism.

5. According to the author, what is the annual revenue for indigenous gaming operations?
(a) $20 billion.
(b) $17 billion.
(c) $12 billion.
(d) $26 billion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Europeans view the newly "discovered" Americas?

3. What belief structure promoted the idea that human societies were subject to "natural selection"?

4. What have Native people traditionally demanded as restoration?

5. Where nations did the Ulster-Scots originate from?

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