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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. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, where was "the pseudoscience of eugenics and racial purity" (170) particularly robust in the 1920s?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

2. What was the name of the settler-ranger who became president of the independent country of Franklin?
(a) William H. Seward.
(b) Daniel Boone.
(c) John Sevier.
(d) William Sherman.

3. In the 1930s, the U.S. government decided that soil erosion was caused by Natives' goats and sheep. What action did the government take to address this "problem"?
(a) U.S. forces rounded up and killed all the Natives' grazing animals.
(b) The U.S. government forcibly moved Native communities elsewhere.
(c) The U.S. government passed legislation restricting grazing animals.
(d) U.S. forces required Natives to reseed and replant the land.

4. Dunbar-Ortiz states that President Kennedy used settler-based terminology during his presidential campaign. What term does she point out?
(a) Kennedy's "native exploration."
(b) Kennedy's "modern colony."
(c) Kennedy's "new frontier."
(d) Kennedy's "Indian country."

5. What was the name of the priest who was an instrumental part of the Mexican independence movement?
(a) Juan Ponce de Leon.
(b) Mari Sandoz.
(c) Junipero Serra.
(d) Miguel Hidalgo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Native nations was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes?

2. What periodical published The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone?

3. What statement did General Sherman issue to President Grant following the Fetterman Massacre?

4. What state was Jackson senator of?

5. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what weakened Mexico in the 1800s, leaving the nation vulnerable to U.S. aggression?

Short Essay Questions

1. After incarcerating Native people in Fort Sumner, Congress eventually decided to let these individuals return to their homes. What prompted this decision?

2. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

3. How did poor farmers in the U.S. view World War I?

4. During the early 1800s, young Natives often opposed their elders' attitude toward settler-colonists. What did these young people believe?

5. Following the Civil War, why did the U.S. government frequently assign Black troops to the West?

6. Who were the Colorado Volunteers?

7. What happened to Native people who fought for the Confederacy?

8. What was the impact of the Pacific Railroad Act on Native people?

9. In the 1800s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs used funds allocated for Native populations. What did they do with this money?

10. What was the purpose of the Buffalo Soldiers and other Western armies?

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