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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 the Blackfeet contract smallpox and thousands died?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1842.

2. What was the life expectancy for Indians by 1970?
(a) Between 55 and 60.
(b) Between 60 and 70.
(c) Between 70 and 80.
(d) Between 50 and 65.

3. When did Truman integrate the armed forces?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1945.

4. In 1958, what percent of Americans trusted the government to do what was right most of the time?
(a) 80%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 75%.

5. Near what lake did Treuer meet Bob Matthews on the leech Lake Indian Reservation?
(a) Bowtring Lake.
(b) Big Lake.
(c) Ball Club Lake.
(d) Rabideau.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Treuer move back to Leech Lake Reservation?

2. Twenty years after the Menominee's suit with the federal government was settled, how much were they awarded in federal court?

3. What was the first property tax bill that Helen and Russell Bryan received on their trailer in 1971?

4. By 1988, how much was tribal gaming revenue brining in annually?

5. In what river did protesters dump red dye in 1992 to protest the genocide of Native Americans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Have casinos made Indians rich?

2. What was the Court of Claims and how effective was it?

3. What was the Kansas Act?

4. What did Indian tribes get when Helen Bryan and her husband sued regarding property taxes?

5. What happened in 1992 that brought protests of Columbus and other issues?

6. What was the Indian Education Act?

7. In 1969, why was their a takeover of Alcatraz Island?

8. How did Raymond Yellow Thunder die, and what did his attackers get for his murder?

9. How did Eddy Pablo sum up what it was like in Tulalip?

10. What happened to Jeannette Bissonette, and how was her killer found?

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