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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what age was Samsom Occom first exposed to the teachings of Christian evangelical preachers?
2. The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to what year?
3. What dealt a terrible blow to many Indian tribes, leading to further dependence on European goods and foolish land deals?
4. When did John Eliot die?
5. In what year did the Moor's Indian Charity School move to Hanover, New Hampshire?
Short Essay Questions
1. What image of the earth's creation is described in John Norton's creation story in Chapter 1? Who was Norton?
2. How did a Micmac Indian compare his people's housing structures versus those of the colonists in a text from Chapter 2?
3. What were methods of the Native Americans to bolster their numbers, as discussed in Chapter 2?
4. How does the author describe the oratory skills of the Native Americans in regard to the stereotype in the Introduction?
5. What text of Samson Occom's is included in Chapter 2? Who was Occom?
6. How did the differences in literacy between the Indians and colonists affect land deals, as discussed in the Introduction?
7. How did European trade impact the Native American peoples, as discussed in the Introduction?
8. What tribe is described in Chekilli's creation story from Chapter 1?
9. In what types of structures did the Native Americans reside? What were the attributes of these structures?
10. What did a Micmac Indian assert of European wealth in a text from Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Columbus' journey to the Americas, the subsequent European colonization of the continent, and the culture and customs of Native Americans prior to and post European colonization. How does the reality of Native American civilization differ from the Eurocentric viewpoint?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Chekilli and the Creek people. How did this tribe relate to others? What interaction did the Creek people have with European colonists?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the "discovery" and colonization of Manhattan, John Heckewelder, and the Mahican people. Where were the Mahican's primarily dwelling when the Dutch settlers arrived?
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