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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 does anthropologist Michael Wilcox use to describe the historical tendency to gloss over the "disappearance" of native people?
(a) Final narratives.
(b) Ultimate narratives.
(c) Closing narratives.
(d) Terminal narratives.

2. How many Ulster-Scots emigrated to North America during 1717-1775?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 150,000.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which stone did the Aztecs consider especially precious?

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

3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what drove colonialization projects in the 1600s?

4. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, who were the "foot soldiers of the British Empire building" (52)?

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

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