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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. On August 10, 1794, the Shawnee force was overpowered by U.S. forces. What was the location of this defeat?
2. What happened to William Wells after he rejoined U.S. forces?
3. Which of the following Native nations was a member of the Five Civilized Tribes?
4. What year was President Lincoln inaugurated?
5. To which country did the Muskogee nation ally itself in an attempt to stop the flow of squatters?
Short Essay Questions
1. After incarcerating Native people in Fort Sumner, Congress eventually decided to let these individuals return to their homes. What prompted this decision?
2. What did rural white citizens hope would result from President Jackson's administration?
3. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
4. What was the environmental impact of the white settlers' destruction of the buffalo?
5. What was the outcome of the Indian Citizenship Act?
6. What was Simon Bolivar's position on slavery?
7. What was the purpose of the Buffalo Soldiers and other Western armies?
8. What was the Trail of Broken Treaties?
9. How did Franciscan missionaries in the U.S. treat Native inhabitants?
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
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 2
James Fenimore Cooper's works of fiction often center around a particular theme: The decline of Indigenous peoples was inevitable, as white settlers were the "chosen race" destined to inherit the Americas. Write an essay exploring how Coopers' work helped support and promote a settler-colonialist narrative.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 5, Dunbar-Ortiz addresses the myth of U.S. "patriot heroes," whose actions were often bloodthirsty and brutal. Choose a historical figure mentioned in the book. Then write an essay contrasting the mythological representation of this figure with the facts presented by Dunbar-Ortiz.
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