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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is important about February 15th, 1787?
(a) Simon and Martha have their first baby.
(b) Simon and Martha are married.
(c) Simon is killed.
(d) Martha is killed.

2. How do hostilities break out at the festive event in Chapter 7?
(a) A man recognizes a horse that had been stolen.
(b) A settler insults an Indian.
(c) An Indian insults a settler.
(d) A man attacks an Indian.

3. What happens on September 16th, 1791?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) The Indian Chiefs unite to fight the Whites together.
(d) The Indian Chiefs sign a peace treaty with the Whites.

4. What land are the Shawnees given in a peace treaty?
(a) All land north of the Ohio.
(b) All land south of the Ohio.
(c) All land east of the Ohio.
(d) All land west of the Ohio.

5. Whom does Moluntha name as his successor?
(a) Johnny Logan.
(b) Black Elk.
(c) Blue Jacket.
(d) Running Bear.

6. What year does Simon's brother die?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1816.

7. Why does Simon Kenton not get hired as a scout in Chapter 8?
(a) Because of his affiliation to the Spanish.
(b) Because he cannot keep paperwork.
(c) Because of his failing eyesight.
(d) Because of his affiliation to the British.

8. How many men desert on September 16th, 1791?
(a) 3.
(b) 300.
(c) 30.
(d) 3,000.

9. What does Tecumseh plan for the future?
(a) To found a religion.
(b) To build a city.
(c) To unite the Indian Nations.
(d) To make peace with the Whites.

10. In Chapter 10, which Indian tribe decides to join with Tecumseh?
(a) The Mohawk.
(b) The Cherokee.
(c) The Sioux.
(d) The Shawnee.

11. What financial danger is presented to Simon Kenton Senior?
(a) His Kentucky holdings fail.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) The banks seize his assets.
(d) He is swindled out of money.

12. What rule does Tecumseh impose upon his followers in Chapter 11?
(a) Strictly no alcohol.
(b) Strictly no Christianity.
(c) Strictly no speaking English.
(d) Strictly no swearing.

13. How few men act as the standing army in and around Kentucky?
(a) 1,400.
(b) 40.
(c) 400.
(d) 4,000.

14. When is Kentucky given statehood?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1719.
(c) 1792.
(d) 1790.

15. What does Stephen Ruddell teach Tecumseh?
(a) Reading and writing French.
(b) Reading and writing Latin.
(c) Reading and writing Spanish.
(d) Reading and writing English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe is Tecumseh visiting in the April, 1788?

2. What natural event precedes the war in Chapter 12?

3. What causes Harrison to attack Tecumseh's forces first?

4. What name does the city of Losantivillle change its name to?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Kenton want the militia and the federal government to do?

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