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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Native populations developed an extensive system of roadways. What did most of these early roadways eventually become?
2. Where did Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries learn techniques used for long-distance sea travel?
3. Who were the Conversos?
4. What term refers to the the use of economic and political pressures to control foreign countries?
5. How did Native communities make important decisions?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chapter 3 is titled "The Cult of the Covenant." What "covenant" does Dunbar-Ortiz refer to?
2. Why did settlers try to recruit Native people as rangers?
3. What were three branches of government practiced within the Seminole and Muskogee nations?
4. Native communities who tried to ally themselves with settlers often broke off alliance after a while. Why did these ruptures occur?
5. 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?
6. During the Colonial era, many colonialist nations claimed that Native Americans were not "using" their land. What counterargument does Dunbar-Ortiz offer?
7. By the 1700s, many farmers had turned to slavery. What economic explanation does Dunbar-Ortiz offer for the rise of slavery?
8. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the impact of the Northwest Ordinance?
9. 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?
10. What was the Latin term for the papal law describing the "cleanliness of blood," or racial purity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses the role that Native boarding schools, run by white settlers, played in colonialism and assimilation. Write an essay exploring the long-term impact of boarding schools on Native populations.
Essay Topic 2
Dunbar-Ortiz states that "While living persons are not responsible for what their ancestors did, they are responsible for the society they live in, which is a product of that past" (235). Write an essay reflecting upon this statement. What action do you believe modern Americans must take to build an egalitarian society? What responsibility do modern Americans have for past atrocities?
Essay Topic 3
Otto Von Bismark famously stated that "The colonization of North American has been the decisive fact of the modern world" (96). Write an essay exploring this statement. Use historical information from An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States to support your arguments.
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