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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, how many U.S. presidents were of Ulster-Scots lineage?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 21.

2. What was the name for the two all-African-American cavalry regiments stationed in the West?
(a) Prairie soldiers.
(b) Buffalo soldiers.
(c) Bison soldiers.
(d) Cowboy soldiers.

3. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, where did the concept of white supremacy originate?
(a) During the Crusades.
(b) During the Renaissance.
(c) During the Industrial Revolution.
(d) During the Confederacy.

4. Prior to the Civil War, how many departments was the U.S. army divided into?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. Why did the U.S. army destroy the Prophet's Town?
(a) To establish a cattle-ranching operation.
(b) To build a U.S. national monument.
(c) To crush the Native resistance.
(d) To take over fertile farmland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Lakota Sioux's sacred land, where Mount Rushmore is now located?

2. 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"?

3. What was the name of the Sauk leader in 1832?

4. What did the Wheeler-Howard bill eventually become?

5. What military euphemism is used to describe bombs?

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