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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 state was Jackson senator of?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Tennessee.

2. In 1805, the Choctaws ceded most of their land to the U.S. government. How much did they receive in compensation?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $60,000.

3. What was the name of the 1785 treaty, in which the U.S. government agreed to restrict settlement east of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
(a) The Treaty of Greenville.
(b) The Treaty of Holston.
(c) The Treaty of Hopewell.
(d) The Treaty of Tordesillas.

4. On August 10, 1794, the Shawnee force was overpowered by U.S. forces. What was the location of this defeat?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Black Hills.
(c) Falling Timbers.
(d) Shining Waters.

5. What term does Dunbar-Ortiz use for the specific type of colonialism used to form the United States?
(a) Settler colonialism.
(b) Exploitation colonialism.
(c) Imperialist colonialism.
(d) Surrogate colonialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Andrew Jackson's background before his presidential run?

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

3. Who wrote the novel The Last of the Mohicans?

4. What job or task did most Scots-Irish settlers perform?

5. What year did the Trail of Tears take place?

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