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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. When did a party of Dakota attack a Ojibwe sugar camp near the Saint Croix River?
(a) March 1850.
(b) June 1850.
(c) February 1850.
(d) April 1850.

2. When Treuer and Bob Matthews collected pinecones, how much did Bob think a bushel would sell for?
(a) $50.
(b) $40.
(c) $30.
(d) $45.

3. When did the state of Georgia agree to give up claims to land if the federal government would remove or reduce the Indians in Georgia?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1800.

4. In 2008, what was the unemployment rate at Leech Lake?
(a) 25%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 30%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jack Wilson have a vision of the Ghost Dance?

2. When did Arizona and New Mexico allow Indians to vote?

3. When did delegates from 50 tribes meet in Denver to form the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)?

4. How many hours of cutting were required to get ten pounds of cranberry bark?

5. When did the judge come back with a verdict on the case of Standing Bear vs. Crook?

(see the answer key)

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