1. Dunbar-Ortiz describes settler colonialism as a certain type of political policy. What adjective does she use to describe this policy?
(a) Imperial.
(b) Abnormal.
(c) Consequential.
(d) Genocidal.

2. What was did the British withdrawal from the Americas have on Native people?
(a) It sparked an alliance between the French and the Natives.
(b) It sparked an alliance between the British and the French.
(c) It was the birth of a pan-Indian resistance movement.
(d) It was the prelude to complete Native genocide.

3. Where nations did the Ulster-Scots originate from?
(a) Scotland and Ireland.
(b) Scotland and Wales.
(c) Scotland and Germany.
(d) Scotland and England.

4. According to Dunbar Ortiz, white supremacy became an integral part of which religion's ideology?
(a) Islam.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Judaism.

5. Which Secretary of War advocated for the absolute extinction of Native communities?
(a) James Monroe.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Henry Knox.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1930s, the U.S. government decided that soil erosion was caused by Natives' goats and sheep. What action did the government take to address this "problem"?

2. What term was used for Muslims who converted to Christianity?

3. How many Dakota Sioux were killed during the largest mass hanging in U.S. history?

4. What year did Minnesota become a non-slavery state?

5. What term, coined in the 1940s, describes the systemic annihilation of a group of people?

(see the answer key)

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