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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres of land may have been irrigated by the Hohokam?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 18,000.

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

3. When was the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee published?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1975.

4. When did Indian tribes begin to organize themselves formally in spite of the Office of Indian Affairs and the federal government?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1921.

5. When did Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) land on the mainland of North America?
(a) 1483.
(b) 1497.
(c) 1490.
(d) 1488.

6. When did the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople?
(a) 1411.
(b) 1438.
(c) 1494.
(d) 1453.

7. Within a couple of decades after allotment, what percent of Indian land passed into white ownership?
(a) 90.
(b) 85.
(c) 95.
(d) 80.

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

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

10. How many square miles do the Great Plains cover?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 1.3 milliion.
(d) 750,000.

11. About how large is Leech Lake Reservation?
(a) 60 by 60 miles.
(b) 30 by 30 miles.
(c) 40 by 40 miles.
(d) 50 by 50 miles.

12. By 1932, what was Joseph Oklahombi's monthly veteran's pension?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $12.
(d) $9.

13. In 1890, how many Indians did the U.S. Census Bureau tabulate?
(a) Around 300,000.
(b) 180,000.
(c) Less than 200,000.
(d) 220,000.

14. How long did Canada have a boarding school system for Indians?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

15. When did English fishing fleets begin fishing in Newfoundland waters?
(a) Early 1400s.
(b) Late 1500s.
(c) Late 1400s.
(d) Early 1500s.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When did a representative of the Iroquois Confederacy declare war on Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies?

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

4. When did Blackfeet warrior and orator Crowfoot die?

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

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