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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) Oneida.
(b) Iroquois.
(c) Pamunkey.
(d) Chippewa.

2. When was the first Homestead Act passed?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1864.

3. When was the Indian Rights Association formed in Philadelphia?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1887.

4. When did a group of Meskwaki get permission from the Iowa state legislature to buy land in Tama County?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1903.

5. When did Ely Parker become the first Indian to be placed in charge of the Office of Indian Affairs?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1869.

Short Answer Questions

1. When would Treuer's father drive Indian kids to Bemidji and then bring them home again?

2. At Carlisle, how old was a girl who was raped in her dormitory bed?

3. When did Zintkala Nuni or Lost Bird die?

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

5. On December 20, 1890, how many followers left Standing Rock Reservation with Spotted Elk?

(see the answer key)

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