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

2. What was the name for people in escapee communities in the Caribbean and Brazil?
(a) Maroons.
(b) Forsaken.
(c) Deserters.
(d) Castaways.

3. Which historian described U.S. history as constantly alternating between a "peace" policy and a "war" policy?
(a) John Grenier.
(b) Robert D. Kaplan.
(c) Mathew King.
(d) Roger Buffalohead.

4. What percentage of the 16,000 Cherokees who were forced onto the Trail of Tears perished on the journey?
(a) 30%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 20%.

5. During the War for Independence, what portion of the U.S. population lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic ocean?
(a) One half.
(b) One quarter.
(c) One third.
(d) Two-thirds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which presidential administration was responsible for the Louisiana purchase?

2. What was the name of the dance which was supposed to restore the Indigenous world to its pre-colonial state?

3. Following the 1969 seizure of Alcatraz, Indigenous people (Indians of All Tribes) occupied it for some time. How long?

4. Which U.S. president publicly defended Lieutenant William "Rusty" Calley, an active participant in the My Lai massacre?

5. Which actor provided support for the 1960s Indigenous fishing movement in Washington State?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the environmental impact of the white settlers' destruction of the buffalo?

3. Why did the U.S. extend its military power in the Caribbean and Pacific during the late 1800s?

4. What was the Trail of Broken Treaties?

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

6. Who were the Colorado Volunteers?

7. After the Revolutionary War, what was the purpose of militias?

8. What tactics did President Washington use in his campaigns against Native people?

9. Dunbar-Ortiz describes an exodus of landless poor from the East toward the seized Indigenous territories. She characterizes this exodus as an "escape valve." What does she mean by that?

10. During the Confederation period, what was the relationship between British forces and Native communities?

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