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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. Which white settler was captured by the Miamis and later married Little Turtle's daughter?

2. What was the name of the Native leader known as "the Prophet"?

3. What was the name of the priest who was an instrumental part of the Mexican independence movement?

4. What year did Congress pass the Homestead Act?

5. According to the Dunbar-Ortiz, what event kickstarted the U.S. government's attempts to annex former Spanish territories in the Americas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Trail of Broken Treaties?

3. What was the outcome of the Indian Citizenship Act?

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

5. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

6. What was Simon Bolivar's position on slavery?

7. What was Benjamin Hawkins' mission as an "Indian agent" for the U.S. government?

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

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

10. The Virginia Tech shooting was often described as the "worst massacre in U.S. history" (195). Why does Dunbar-Ortiz object to this statement?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

In the Conclusion, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses D.H. Lawrence's "myth of the essential white American" (227). What does this myth represent? How does this pervasive myth continue to influence modern American society? Write an essay analyzing the past and present impact of this myth.

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