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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 became of the descendants of European peasants who were exploited and thrown off their land?
(a) Many became European aristocracy.
(b) Many chose to open their own business.
(c) Many chose to move to Asian and African regions.
(d) Many became settler-colonists in the Americas.

2. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, when did human societies migrate out of Africa?
(a) 200,000 years ago.
(b) 100,000 years ago.
(c) 50,000 years ago.
(d) 300,000 years ago.

3. What job or task did most Scots-Irish settlers perform?
(a) Mining.
(b) Book-keeping.
(c) Cattle-ranching.
(d) Farming.

4. What term is used by the U.S. military to describe areas behind enemy lines?
(a) Hostile Territory.
(b) War Council.
(c) Indian Country.
(d) No-Man's Land.

5. Which of the following tribes was a member of the Six Nations of the Iroquois confederacy?
(a) The Navajo.
(b) The Sioux.
(c) The Cahuilla.
(d) The Seneca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which stone did the Aztecs consider especially precious?

2. What other name was used for the Seven Years' War?

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

4. What term is used to describe the historical and cultural region encompassing North America?

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

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