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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. How did the European aristocracy characterize the peasants who resisted the privatization of land?
2. John Smith convinced Powhatan leaders to feed and clothe English settlers. How did he achieve this?
3. What term, designed to "diffuse the locus of guilt" (4), does Bernard Sheehan use to describe Native-Euro-American relations?
4. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, when did human societies develop agriculture?
5. What did the Doctrine of Discovery state?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were three branches of government practiced within the Seminole and Muskogee nations?
2. Under settler-colonialism, colonizers disrupted trade routes and triggered widespread food shortages. How did food shortages affect Native communities?
3. Some Native communities quickly accept tributary status under the new colonial regime. Why does Dunbar-Ortiz believe these communities chose to comply?
4. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the impact of the Northwest Ordinance?
5. Native populations were often shocked by the European form of warfare. What aspects of the European style of warfare horrified Native communities?
6. What beliefs were espoused by John Calvin?
7. How did the bounty on scalp-hunting threaten Native communities?
8. Chapter 3 is titled "The Cult of the Covenant." What "covenant" does Dunbar-Ortiz refer to?
9. Why did settlers try to recruit Native people as rangers?
10. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the economic impact of the Crusades?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dunbar-Ortiz asserts that "The most revered [U.S.] presidents...have each advanced popular imperialism" (108). What does she mean by the term "popular imperialism"? Are these beliefs harmful to the fabric of U.S. society? What impact do these beliefs have on minority groups? Write an essay examining this statement.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 5, Dunbar-Ortiz states that "Ruthless leaders like [John] Sevier were not the exception, but the rule" (90). In your opinion, is this an accurate assessment of pioneers and frontiersmen? Write an argumentative essay supporting or refuting Dunbar-Ortiz's assertion.
Essay Topic 3
Territories within North American were required to achieve a certain demographic balance to attain statehood. How did these requirements lead to an ethnic cleansing of Native populations? Write an essay discussing the impact of these policies on both settler groups and Native communities.
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