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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the settler who first received a bounty in exchange for Native scalps?
(a) Henry Dobyns.
(b) William Henry Drayton.
(c) Hannah Dustin.
(d) Lewis Downing.

2. What term is used for the Acadian diaspora that took place in the mid-1700s?
(a) The Great Disruption.
(b) The Great Trouble.
(c) The Great Upheaval.
(d) The Great Exodus.

3. What other name was used for the Seven Years' War?
(a) The War of Roses.
(b) The War of Spanish Succession.
(c) The Boer War.
(d) The French and Indian War.

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

5. What became of the descendants of European peasants who were exploited and thrown off their land?
(a) Many became European aristocracy.
(b) Many chose to move to Asian and African regions.
(c) Many became settler-colonists in the Americas.
(d) Many chose to open their own business.

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

7. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, when did human societies develop agriculture?
(a) 5,000 years ago.
(b) 12,000 years ago.
(c) 7,000 years ago.
(d) 10,000 years ago.

8. How did the European aristocracy treat women in their society?
(a) Women were allowed to vote and hold political office.
(b) Women were allowed to attend universities and gain degrees.
(c) Women were often sent abroad and served as soldiers.
(d) Women were often accused of witchcraft and executed.

9. What country did John Locke and John Knox hail from?
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

10. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, who were the "foot soldiers of the British Empire building" (52)?
(a) The German peasantry.
(b) The Scots-Irish.
(c) The English peasantry.
(d) The Irish Catholics.

11. Where did Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries learn techniques used for long-distance sea travel?
(a) From Arab nations.
(b) From West Asian nations.
(c) From African nations.
(d) From East Asian nations.

12. How did Europeans view the newly "discovered" Americas?
(a) As a barren wasteland.
(b) As a complex civilization.
(c) As a virgin land or wilderness.
(d) As a confining spare or prison.

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

14. What term was used for the "systemic destruction of all the indigenous agricultural resources" (61)?
(a) Feedfight.
(b) Scorched ground.
(c) Wipeout.
(d) Dry cinders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Smith convinced Powhatan leaders to feed and clothe English settlers. How did he achieve this?

2. What was the name of the first governing document of Plymouth Colony?

3. According to Dunbar Ortiz, white supremacy became an integral part of which religion's ideology?

4. Which stone did the Aztecs consider especially precious?

5. During the onset of colonialism, the native population in the Americas rapidly shrank. By what percentage were native populations reduced?

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