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

2. Which nationality did Admiral George Dewey refer to as "Indians"?

3. What was the name of the 1785 treaty, in which the U.S. government agreed to restrict settlement east of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

4. What year did Andrew Jackson become president?

5. Which U.S. president ordered the Pike expedition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Josiah Strong?

3. What strategies did the U.S. military use against both Native populations and the Filipinos?

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

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

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

7. What was the impact of the Pacific Railroad Act on Native people?

8. What did rural white citizens hope would result from President Jackson's administration?

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

10. How did Franciscan missionaries in the U.S. treat Native inhabitants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The 1973 siege at Wounded Knee was a pivotal event for many Native populations. Write an essay exploring the events that led up to the siege, along with its historical impact. In your essay, discuss why Wounded Knee was chosen as a site for protest and activist work.

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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