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

2. When did Blackfeet warrior and orator Crowfoot die?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1890.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the battle of the Little Bighorn?

2. What did Treuer study in college?

3. What Indians fought during the Revolutionary War and brought supplies and support to Washington and his troops when they were starving at Valley Forge?

4. Within a couple of decades after allotment, what percent of Indian land passed into white ownership?

5. When did Indian tribes begin to organize themselves formally in spite of the Office of Indian Affairs and the federal government?

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