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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A speech was given by what Oneida Indian in Chapter 4, promising to uphold the peace between the tribe and the English, but questioning the English for using Indians to fight their wars for them?
(a) Cheda.
(b) Gachadow.
(c) La Barre.
(d) Garangula.

2. One instance of land abuse was the "guardian system," put in place by Massachusetts in what year?
(a) 1711.
(b) 1768.
(c) 1746.
(d) 1737.

3. The first text reprinted in Chapter 3 is a "Act of Submission" from what year?by the Narrangansett Indians
(a) 1769.
(b) 1644.
(c) 1685.
(d) 1758.

4. What act among Indian tribes was a crucial part of any diplomatic efforts, as it symbolized friendship and sincerity?
(a) Ritual sacrifice.
(b) Sharing tea.
(c) Gift giving.
(d) Totem sharing.

5. By what year was it clear the French were defeated by the English, and that Indians allied with the French were soon going to have to deal with the English, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) 1761.
(b) 1756.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1658.

6. In a speech from 1756, the leaders of a tribe known for their ferocious fights against the French, plead for support in fighting the French from the governor of what state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) New York.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

7. In what year did the French and Indian War erupt into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War?
(a) 1758.
(b) 1763.
(c) 1756.
(d) 1754.

8. George Washington became known by what nickname among the Native Americans for ordering the destruction of around forty Iroquois towns during the Revolutionary War?
(a) "Black Night."
(b) "Monstrous Destroyer."
(c) "Great Bear."
(d) "Town Destroyer."

9. When did Phineas Stevens die?
(a) 1706.
(b) 1756.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1658.

10. Thomas Jefferson was governor of what state when he urged extermination of Shawnees in Ohio?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Pennsylvania.

11. Pontiac's War was launched in what year?
(a) 1763.
(b) 1768.
(c) 1708.
(d) 1720.

12. Delaware Indians strenuously denied the accuracy of the treaty called the Treaty of Fort Pitt in a letter to what American Indian agent in Chapter 5?
(a) George Morgan.
(b) William Johnson.
(c) Joseph Brant.
(d) Alexander McGillivray.

13. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1783.
(d) 1789.

14. The French and Indian War ended in what year?
(a) 1763.
(b) 1754.
(c) 1758.
(d) 1756.

15. Phineas Stevens had been captured by what tribe at a young age and had learned their customs and language?
(a) The Abenaki people.
(b) The Catawbas.
(c) The Apaches.
(d) The Cherokee.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Walking Purchase gave Pennsylvania as much land as a person could walk in how much time?

2. When did Congress issue the United States Declaration of Independence?

3. When was Colonel William Crawford born?

4. Joseph Mittark was the sachem of what tribe?

5. Chief Pontiac was born in approximately what year?

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