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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first book in the Leatherstocking Tales series?
(a) The Pioneers.
(b) The Pathfinder.
(c) The Prairie.
(d) The Deerslayers.

2. What happened to William Wells after he rejoined U.S. forces?
(a) He was elected to the U.S. Senate.
(b) He was killed by Natives for being a "turncoat."
(c) He bought and operated a tobacco plantation.
(d) He became a general in the U.S. army.

3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, the U.S. military often abbreviates the term "Indian Country." What is the shortened version of this term?
(a) In. Co.
(b) Indian co.
(c) In country.
(d) I.C.

4. The siege of Wounded Knee coincided with the fifth anniversary of which historical event?
(a) The My Lai massacre.
(b) The moon landing.
(c) The end of the Vietnam War.
(d) The Kennedy inauguration.

5. What was the Spanish name for the Indigenous client class?
(a) Caciques.
(b) Luchadores.
(c) Propietarios.
(d) Conversos.

6. What periodical published The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone?
(a) The Illustrated London News.
(b) Harper's Weekly.
(c) Godey's Lady's Book.
(d) American Magazine.

7. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, why did the British withdraw their forces from the Americas in 1783?
(a) To invade Japan.
(b) To conquer South Asia.
(c) To search for gold.
(d) To fight a civil war.

8. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what weakened Mexico in the 1800s, leaving the nation vulnerable to U.S. aggression?
(a) Chronic food shortages.
(b) Smallpox epidemics.
(c) The Muskogee War.
(d) The Mexican War of Independence.

9. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what motivated the U.S. to extend its military power in the Caribbean and Pacific?
(a) The desire to convert other racials to Christianity.
(b) The desire to spread democracy across the globe.
(c) The desire to fight against communities governments.
(d) The desire to protect and extend corporate wealth.

10. What was the effect of Public Law 91-550?
(a) Congress set aside reparation money for the Lakota Sioux.
(b) Congress agreed to return the land stolen from the Taos Pueblo.
(c) Congress assigned U.S. citizenship to Native populations.
(d) Congress changed the borders of U.S. Indian reservations.

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

12. To which country did the Muskogee nation ally itself in an attempt to stop the flow of squatters?
(a) England.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

13. What was the name of the Lakota Sioux's sacred land, where Mount Rushmore is now located?
(a) The Blue Lake.
(b) The Great Plains.
(c) The Black Hills.
(d) The Green Mountains.

14. Which white settler was captured by the Miamis and later married Little Turtle's daughter?
(a) George Percy.
(b) Oliver Stone.
(c) William Wells.
(d) John Redhouse.

15. Which permanent settlement eventually developed into the commonwealth of Virginia?
(a) Chelsea.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Salem.
(d) Jamestown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fur trapper and entrepreneur played a role in the U.S. invasion of northern Mexico?

2. What was did the British withdrawal from the Americas have on Native people?

3. Who allegedly claimed that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian" (139)?

4. Which nationality did Admiral George Dewey refer to as "Indians"?

5. What year did Andrew Jackson become president?

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