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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Fighting Life: 1914-1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Indians fought during the Revolutionary War and brought supplies and support to Washington and his troops when they were starving at Valley Forge?
(a) Chippewa.
(b) Iroquois.
(c) Oneida.
(d) Pamunkey.

2. When Ponce de Leon arrived in Florida in 1513, how long had Indians been living there?
(a) 15,000 years.
(b) About 10,000 years.
(c) At least 12,000 years.
(d) 11,000 years.

3. By the late 1870s, approximately how many bison were killed per day?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) 3,200.
(c) 7,000.
(d) Around 4,500.

4. When did Sitting Bull formally surrender to government forces?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1883.

5. Since what time were spices traded from east to west via coastal routes?
(a) 1980 BCE.
(b) 3500 BCE.
(c) Around 2000 BCE.
(d) At least 3000 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Treuer's cousin Sam Cleveland in 2012?

2. How long did Canada have a boarding school system for Indians?

3. When did Ely Parker become the first Indian to be placed in charge of the Office of Indian Affairs?

4. By 1932, what was Joseph Oklahombi's monthly veteran's pension?

5. When was the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee published?

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