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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 term does Dunbar-Ortiz use for land as a commodity?
(a) Freeholds.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Settler plots.
(d) Territories.

2. What year did Congress pass the Homestead Act?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1862.

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

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

5. What year did Andrew Jackson become president?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1834.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary crop in Native American agriculture?

2. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, which poet was an outspoken supporter of the war against Mexico in 1846?

3. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, where did the concept of white supremacy originate?

4. What was the name of the priest who was an instrumental part of the Mexican independence movement?

5. Which person was considered an icon of U.S. settler colonialism?

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