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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 was the first book in the Leatherstocking Tales series?
2. What was the name of the annual ceremony that brought the Sioux together and reinforced their national unity?
3. What was the name for the forced march of 8,000 Navajos to a military concentration camp in New Mexico?
4. Which ideology stated that the U.S. had a God-given right to spread across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean?
5. Which nationality did Admiral George Dewey refer to as "Indians"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What factors led the Sioux to become economically dependent on the U.S. government during the 1800s?
2. What was the environmental impact of the white settlers' destruction of the buffalo?
3. In Chapter 8, Dunbar-Ortiz responds to the popular argument that the Civil War was fought over "state's rights." What is her opinion on this issue?
4. What happened to Native people who fought for the Confederacy?
5. What strategies did the U.S. military use against both Native populations and the Filipinos?
6. During the Confederation period, what was the relationship between British forces and Native communities?
7. What was the Trail of Broken Treaties?
8. What was Simon Bolivar's position on slavery?
9. After the Revolutionary War, what was the purpose of militias?
10. Dunbar-Ortiz describes an exodus of landless poor from the East toward the seized Indigenous territories. She characterizes this exodus as an "escape valve." What does she mean by that?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
The Quincentennial, which celebrated the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, sparked controversy across the globe. Do you believe that U.S. citizens should continue to celebrate Columbus Day? If the celebration should be terminated, what other holidays might take its place? Write an essay analyzing the controversy over Columbus Day and argue whether the holiday should continue.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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