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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Treaty of Fort Stanwix concluded between the Iroquois and English delegate Sir William Johnson?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1746.
(c) 1737.
(d) 1768.

2. A speech in what year by a Chippewa chief rejected the presumption that the English were simply going to inherit Indian lands gained by the French?
(a) 1777.
(b) 1761.
(c) 1658.
(d) 1756.

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

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

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

6. 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) Alexander McGillivray.
(c) Joseph Brant.
(d) William Johnson.

7. Joseph Mittark was accused of illegitimately selling the lands of his people to whom?
(a) John Heckewelder.
(b) Thomas Dongan.
(c) John Eliot.
(d) Joseph Brant.

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

9. 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) Colonists to leave.
(b) Hostilities to end.
(c) The freedom of slaves.
(d) Monetary repayment.

10. What refers to a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, especially of real estate?
(a) Contraband.
(b) Forgery.
(c) Deed.
(d) Warranty.

11. 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) Garangula.
(d) La Barre.

12. The Walking Purchase gave Pennsylvania as much land as a person could walk in how much time?
(a) Two days.
(b) A day and a half.
(c) Three and a half days.
(d) Four days.

13. The older generation of Cherokee who were resigned to making peace were represented by whom during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Dragging Canoe.
(b) Lord Germain.
(c) Eleazar Wheelock.
(d) Chief Corn Tassel.

14. In Chapter 4, a speech from 1752 was made by an Abenaki Indian named what to a Massachusetts emissary?
(a) Atiwaneto.
(b) Cheda.
(c) Gachadow.
(d) Garangula.

15. Joseph Mittark was accused of illegitimately selling the lands of his people to the governor of what state?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Deliberations on the Treaty of Lancaster ended on what date?

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

3. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?

4. Penobscot participated in a land negotiation for an area called what in present-day Maine?

5. Joseph Brant was a military and political leader in what Native American tribe?

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