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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Congress issue the United States Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 14, 1776.
(b) October 1, 1774.
(c) June 14, 1777.
(d) July 4, 1776.

2. The first text reprinted in Chapter 3 is a "Act of Submission" written by what tribe?
(a) The Mohawk Indians.
(b) The Apache Indians.
(c) The Cherokee Indians.
(d) The Narrangansett Indians.

3. In the first text from Chapter 5, Oneida Indians express their desire to remain neutral in the conflict in a speech to the governor of what state?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

4. A speech by a Chippewa chief named what rejected the presumption that the English were simply going to inherit Indian lands gained by the French in Chapter 4?
(a) Cheda.
(b) Minavavana.
(c) Garangula.
(d) Atiwaneto.

5. In the "Act of Submission" printed in Chapter 3, the Native American tribe formally submitted themselves as subjects of what?
(a) The Spanish Crown.
(b) The American President.
(c) The English Crown.
(d) The French Crown.

6. 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) "Monstrous Destroyer."
(b) "Great Bear."
(c) "Black Night."
(d) "Town Destroyer."

7. In Chapter 3, Penobscot recounted his part in the negotiations, in which he never stated anything about handing over land but only that he wished for what?
(a) Hostilities to end.
(b) The freedom of slaves.
(c) Colonists to leave.
(d) Monetary repayment.

8. The Indian Nonintercourse Act declared that all Indian land deals were invalid unless they occurred with what?
(a) Judicial approval.
(b) Popular vote.
(c) Congressional approval.
(d) Presidential approval.

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

10. By way of the Walking Purchase, the Penn family and proprietors claimed an area of how many acres in Pennsylvania?
(a) 1,200,000.
(b) 800,000.
(c) 600,000.
(d) 200,000.

11. When was Colonel William Crawford born?
(a) 1714.
(b) 1702.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1732.

12. In what year were 96 Delaware Indians murdered by American militia because the militia believed the Indians were plotting against them?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1778.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1777.

13. In Chapter 4, a Cayuga chief described what tribe as warlike and treacherous, when in reality they were peace-loving?
(a) The Delaware Indians.
(b) The Catawbas.
(c) The Apaches.
(d) The Cherokee.

14. Dragging Canoe led Cherokee Indians inclined to fight whom during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) The British.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Americans.
(d) The French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas Jefferson was governor of what state when he urged extermination of Shawnees in Ohio?

2. The older generation of Cherokee who were resigned to making peace were represented by whom during the American Revolutionary War?

3. In 2004, the Delaware Nation filed suit against Pennsylvania in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeking how many acres included in the Walking Purchase?

4. The French and Indian War began in what year?

5. The Treaty of Fort Pitt was signed on what date?

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