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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did early treaties allow the tribes to do to white men violating their laws and borders?
(a) The tribes could punish them.
(b) The tribes could call for government back-up.
(c) The tribes could banish them.
(d) The tribes could jail them.

2. When the frontier was closed in 1890, what did American enter into next?
(a) The Korean Conflict.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

3. How do most American Indians feels about taxes?
(a) They pay state taxes, but refuse to pay federal taxes.
(b) They feel they paid when they gave up two billion acres of land to the U.S.
(c) They feel, like other Americans, that they must pay taxes that are due.
(d) They feel they owe taxes.

4. What was the unfortunate provision in the Wheeler-Howard Act?
(a) The Indians would have to give up hunting rights.
(b) The Indians would have to move again and give up more land.
(c) Once a reservation voted against the acceptance of the provisions of the act, they were forbidden from considering it again.
(d) There was a one year delay on all services while the tribe voted.

5. What television series began in 1967 that Indians fought to have banned?
(a) A series on Lewis and Clark.
(b) A series on Kennedy.
(c) A series on Davy Crockett.
(d) A series on Custer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the court case that defined American Indian water rights?

2. What have tribes discovered that they must do to make themselves heard?

3. What act was passed by the American government in 1934?

4. When does the author believe was the last time that true democracy was alive among Indian tribes?

5. What is the best way for tribes to handle their reservation conflicts?

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