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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The American bison was indigenous to what region?
(a) The southwestern deserts.
(b) The southeastern swampland.
(c) The northern and southern plains.
(d) The eastern seaboard.

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

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) Consequential.
(b) Genocidal.
(c) Imperial.
(d) Abnormal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Europeans view the newly "discovered" Americas?

2. What term is used for the Acadian diaspora that took place in the mid-1700s?

3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, which Christian denomination represented the "elite" in the Colonial era?

4. What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris?

5. Prior to the Colonial era, how many Native people inhabited the region that is now part of the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the impact of the Northwest Ordinance?

2. In Chapter 2, Dunbar-Ortiz speaks of "domestic crusades" that took place in Europe during the Crusades in the Arab world. What was the purpose of these domestic crusades?

3. During the Colonial era, many colonialist nations claimed that Native Americans were not "using" their land. What counterargument does Dunbar-Ortiz offer?

4. What were three branches of government practiced within the Seminole and Muskogee nations?

5. How does Dunbar-Ortiz describe documents like the U.S. Constitution, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address?

6. Some Native communities quickly accept tributary status under the new colonial regime. Why does Dunbar-Ortiz believe these communities chose to comply?

7. Dunbar-Ortiz discusses methods of warfare used by the U.S. military to destroy the enemy's will to resist. What does this type of "irregular warfare" typically involve?

8. Chapter 3 is titled "The Cult of the Covenant." What "covenant" does Dunbar-Ortiz refer to?

9. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, white supremacy helped the landed class win greater support from white peasants. What was the relationship between white supremacy and class status?

10. A popular theory suggests that the destruction of Native people was inevitable and primarily caused by disease. How does Dunbar-Ortiz respond?

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