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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 year were Israel and South Africa founded?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1948.

2. What term is used to describe the historical and cultural region encompassing North America?
(a) Pseudoamerica.
(b) Ancient America.
(c) Mesoamerica.
(d) Primitive America.

3. What term was used for Muslims who converted to Christianity?
(a) The Conversos.
(b) The Redeemed.
(c) The Transmuted.
(d) The Moriscos.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, when did human societies develop agriculture?

2. How many Ulster-Scots emigrated to North America during 1717-1775?

3. Dunbar-Ortiz describes settler colonialism as a certain type of political policy. What adjective does she use to describe this policy?

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

2. What beliefs were espoused by John Calvin?

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

4. 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.?

5. 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?

6. How did Europeans use Christianity to support colonialism?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. Why did settlers try to recruit Native people as rangers?

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