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

2. According to Dunbar Ortiz, white supremacy became an integral part of which religion's ideology?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Protestantism.

3. How did the European aristocracy characterize the peasants who resisted the privatization of land?
(a) As greedy, selfish, and avaricious.
(b) As intelligent, savvy, and cunning.
(c) As brave, courageous, and capable.
(d) As violent, lazy, and stupid.

4. What is the term for a narrative describing how a nation came to exist?
(a) A creation myth.
(b) An origin myth.
(c) A genesis legend.
(d) A source legend.

5. What year did the Mayflower land in the Americas?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1583.
(c) 1605.
(d) 1620.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What became of the descendants of European peasants who were exploited and thrown off their land?

3. What country did John Locke and John Knox hail from?

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

5. What is the Latin term for "land without people" (2)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Under settler-colonialism, colonizers disrupted trade routes and triggered widespread food shortages. How did food shortages affect Native communities?

3. Native populations were often shocked by the European form of warfare. What aspects of the European style of warfare horrified Native communities?

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

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

6. What was the Latin term for the papal law describing the "cleanliness of blood," or racial purity?

7. Native communities who tried to ally themselves with settlers often broke off alliance after a while. Why did these ruptures occur?

8. What beliefs were espoused by John Calvin?

9. The Mayans practiced forced labor, often making servants of war prisoners and criminals. How did this practice differ from chattel slavery within the U.S.?

10. 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?

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