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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. During the first five years of the California gold rush, how many tons of gold were mined by placer mining?
(a) 355.
(b) More than 370.
(c) About 290.
(d) 410.

2. When did Congress declare war on Germany during World War I?
(a) April 27, 1917.
(b) April 11, 1917.
(c) April 6, 1917.
(d) April 1, 1917.

3. When did Sam Cleveland join the Army?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1993.

4. How old was Treuer's cousin Sam Cleveland in 2012?
(a) 33.
(b) 27.
(c) 38.
(d) 29.

5. In 1863, how much land were the Red Lake Band and Pembina Band of Ojibwe coerced into signing away?
(a) 9 million acres.
(b) 5 million acres.
(c) 16 million acres.
(d) 11 million acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were peaceful Blackfeet massacred on the Marais River?

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

3. What was the estimated population of Cahokia around 1050-1250 CE?

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

5. In 1495, how many Indians did Columbus ship back to Spain for sale?

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. Why did Indians resist the draft during World War I?

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

4. Who survived the massacre at Wounded Knee, and what did they go on to do?

5. What were the Hopewell cutlures and how did they bury their dead?

6. What were the motivations behind Christopher Columbus's journey when the landed in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492?

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

8. By the beginning of the seventeenth century, how was the North American continent divided?

9. How did President Ulysses S. Grant change the ways the federal government worked with Indian tribes?

10. Why were Indians often found at the front when they fought for the U.S.?

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