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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. After the Civil War, how much did the Seminoles have to sell their reservation for?
(a) 5 cents an acre.
(b) 10 cents an acre.
(c) 20 cents an acre.
(d) 15 cents an acre.

2. How many Lakota survived Wounded Knee?
(a) 175.
(b) More than 200.
(c) About 300.
(d) 230.

3. When were at least 150 Lakota Sioux killed in South Dakota?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1887.

4. When did the Spanish attempt to settle in what is present-day South Carolina?
(a) 1526 and 1566.
(b) 1511 and 1521.
(c) 1498 and 1502.
(d) 1530 and 1570.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did it take to find Zintkala Nuni or Lost Bird after her mother was gunned down at Wounded Knee Creek?

2. When was an order for Sitting Bull's arrest issued?

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

4. In 1890, how many Indians did the U.S. Census Bureau tabulate?

5. What did Treuer study in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of structures did the Nasaazi construct?

2. Why are there not many archaeological findings in the Southeast on the Atlantic coast?

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

4. What was allotment?

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

6. What was the Indian Reorganization Act?

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

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

9. What is the book about?

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

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