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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Purgatory: 1891-1934.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1495, how many Indians did Columbus ship back to Spain for sale?
(a) 550.
(b) 390.
(c) 620.
(d) 480.

2. How many square miles do the Great Plains cover?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 1.3 milliion.
(d) 500,000.

3. When did the judge come back with a verdict on the case of Standing Bear vs. Crook?
(a) April 9, 1879.
(b) June 3, 1879.
(c) May 12, 1879.
(d) July 19, 1879.

4. What did Treuer study in college?
(a) History.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Anthropology.

5. When were at least 150 Lakota Sioux killed in South Dakota?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1882.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first Homestead Act passed?

2. By the late 1870s, approximately how many bison were killed per day?

3. Where was a large homeland secured for the Lakota in the second Treaty of Fort Laramie?

4. When did English fishing fleets begin fishing in Newfoundland waters?

5. During the first five years of the California gold rush, how many tons of gold were mined by placer mining?

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