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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Becoming Indian: 1970-1990.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Columbus land in 1492?
(a) North America.
(b) South America.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) Cuba.

2. When did delegates from 50 tribes meet in Denver to form the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1949.

3. When was the second Treaty of Fort Laramie signed?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1868.

4. How early were two and then three agencies created to treat and trade with Indian tribes?
(a) 1770.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1786.
(d) 1775.

5. At about what time was Acoma settled?
(a) 1000 CE.
(b) 1150 CE.
(c) 1100 CE.
(d) 1050 CE.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Turtle Mountain Reservation officially created by Congress?

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

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

4. During what century did Leif Eriksson explore the northern Atlantic littoral?

5. When did Blackfeet warrior and orator Crowfoot die?

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