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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, which poet was an outspoken supporter of the war against Mexico in 1846?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe
(b) Emily Dickenson.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Walt Whitman.

3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, which religious group made a statement in 2012 rejecting the Doctrine of Discovery?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) The Pentecostals.
(c) The Southern Baptist Convention.
(d) The Quakers.

4. What percentage of the 16,000 Cherokees who were forced onto the Trail of Tears perished on the journey?
(a) 30%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 40%.

5. What was the name of the Nez Pierce chief who tried to lead his people from Idaho to Canada?
(a) Chief Joseph.
(b) Chief Sapiah.
(c) Chief Sitting Bull.
(d) Chief Pontiac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first governing document of Plymouth Colony?

2. What was the name for people in escapee communities in the Caribbean and Brazil?

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

4. What was the U.S. population in 1860?

5. What became of the descendants of European peasants who were exploited and thrown off their land?

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