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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal served as the economic base of the Plains Nations?
(a) The cow.
(b) The pig.
(c) The horse.
(d) The buffalo.

2. When was Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?
(a) 1628.
(b) 1630.
(c) 1626.
(d) 1632.

3. What was the primary crop in Native American agriculture?
(a) Millet.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Corn.

4. What year did Minnesota become a non-slavery state?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1860.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement did General Sherman issue to President Grant following the Fetterman Massacre?

2. What was the name of the settler who first received a bounty in exchange for Native scalps?

3. In 1805, the Choctaws ceded most of their land to the U.S. government. How much did they receive in compensation?

4. Which nationality did Admiral George Dewey refer to as "Indians"?

5. Who were the Conversos?

(see the answer key)

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