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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. When was John Eliot born?

2. Of what tribe was Josiah Jeremy?

3. When was Eleazar Wheelock born?

4. What refers to both the process and product of planning, designing and construction of buildings or structures?

5. John Eliot emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, on what ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tribe is described in Chekilli's creation story from Chapter 1?

2. What great spirit attacks the central tribe in Chekilli's creation story from Chapter 1? How does the tribe overcome the adversity?

3. How does the author describe the Eurocentric view of America's discovery versus the reality of Indian culture in the Introduction?

4. What text of Samson Occom's is included in Chapter 2? Who was Occom?

5. What ability did Teharonghyawago gain from the spirit world in John Norton's creation story from Chapter 1?

6. In what ways did the Europeans take advantage of the Native Americans regarding land, as discussed in the Introduction?

7. How did European trade impact the Native American peoples, as discussed in the Introduction?

8. What were methods of the Native Americans to bolster their numbers, as discussed in Chapter 2?

9. What led Samson Occom to convert to Christianity?

10. What story is related in Josiah Jeremy's text from Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Native American perspective of land and the European view. How did this cultural difference influence the land deals between Indians and colonists?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the journey of the Kasihtas in Chekilli's creation story. How does the plight of the tribe metaphorically relate to the plight of Native Americans in the face of colonization?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the text of Mary Jemison in Chapter 2. How did Jemison feel about her captors? How did this relationship change?

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