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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to William Wells after he rejoined U.S. forces?
(a) He became a general in the U.S. army.
(b) He was killed by Natives for being a "turncoat."
(c) He was elected to the U.S. Senate.
(d) He bought and operated a tobacco plantation.

2. What was the Spanish name for interrelated city-states in the Southwest?
(a) Pueblos.
(b) Ranchos.
(c) Granjas.
(d) Villas.

3. What was the name of the first governing document of Plymouth Colony?
(a) The Federalist Papers.
(b) The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The Mayflower Compact.
(d) The Bill of Rights.

4. How many indigenous people and their allies were killed when Jackson's forces attacked the Tohopeka stronghold at Horseshoe Bend?
(a) 800.
(b) 700.
(c) 900.
(d) 600.

5. Prior to the Colonial era, how many Native people inhabited the region that is now part of the U.S.?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 15 million.
(d) 20 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which U.S. president ordered the Pike expedition?

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

3. What year was gold discovered in Georgia?

4. Which fur trapper and entrepreneur played a role in the U.S. invasion of northern Mexico?

5. Where did Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries learn techniques used for long-distance sea travel?

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