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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Samuel de Champlain land at the site that would become Quebec?
(a) 1611.
(b) 1608.
(c) 1617.
(d) 1602.

2. How many years of Indian history does Treuer tell in the book?
(a) 138.
(b) 126.
(c) 131.
(d) 128.

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

4. When were peaceful Blackfeet massacred on the Marais River?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1876.

5. When did Arizona and New Mexico allow Indians to vote?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Since what time were spices traded from east to west via coastal routes?

3. After the Civil War, how much did the Seminoles have to sell their reservation for?

4. When was the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee published?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1883, what became Indian offenses, and what was the purpose of a bill passed to establish law and order among the Indians?

2. How did the Cherokee and other tribes take advantage of the Homestead Act?

3. What is the earliest verified record of settlement in North America?

4. Who was Sam Cleveland, and how did Treuer describe him?

5. What was the purpose of the Indian boarding schools?

6. By the end of 1890, how did everything seem to be over for Indians?

7. What did Indian Rights groups in the 1880s say about the reservation system?

8. What was the First Seminole War, and what happened after the war?

9. What disease did Treuer believe his cousin Sam battled when he fought?

10. How did Treuer describe the Ojibwe and their beginnings?

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