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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. What job or task did most Scots-Irish settlers perform?
2. What did the Doctrine of Discovery state?
3. Who was the governor of Virginia during the Revolutionary War?
4. Prior to the Colonial era, how many Native people inhabited the region that is now part of the U.S.?
5. When was Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the bounty on scalp-hunting threaten Native communities?
2. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the impact of the Northwest Ordinance?
3. Under settler-colonialism, colonizers disrupted trade routes and triggered widespread food shortages. How did food shortages affect Native communities?
4. Chapter 3 is titled "The Cult of the Covenant." What "covenant" does Dunbar-Ortiz refer to?
5. 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?
6. How does Dunbar-Ortiz describe documents like the U.S. Constitution, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address?
7. What were three branches of government practiced within the Seminole and Muskogee nations?
8. A popular theory suggests that the destruction of Native people was inevitable and primarily caused by disease. How does Dunbar-Ortiz respond?
9. By the 1700s, many farmers had turned to slavery. What economic explanation does Dunbar-Ortiz offer for the rise of slavery?
10. Why did settlers try to recruit Native people as rangers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Throughout the text, Dunbar-Ortiz argues that assimilation functions as a form of genocide. Write an essay analyzing this statement. How does assimilation weaken or erode marginalized groups? Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.
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