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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. In the "Act of Submission" printed in Chapter 3, the Native American tribe formally submitted themselves as subjects of what?

2. The first text reprinted in Chapter 3 is a "Act of Submission" from what year?by the Narrangansett Indians

3. Phineas Stevens had been captured by what tribe at a young age and had learned their customs and language?

4. 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?

5. The Indian Nonintercourse Act declared that all Indian land deals were invalid unless they occurred with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the many land deeds in colonial America in Chapter 3?

2. Who did the Chickasaw Indians make a speech to in Chapter 4? Why?

3. When was the Treaty of Fort Stanwix signed? Who opposed it?

4. What was the Native American response to the Peace of Paris? Why?

5. In what action was Joseph Brant instrumental during the American Revolution?

6. Describe the Walking Purchase of 1737. Who was affected by this deal?

7. What did the Native Americans feel about the French and Indian War? What is revealed in a 1758 speech about the war in Chapter 4?

8. What was the subject of the speech by the Oneida Indians in Chapter 5? What was the outcome for these people in the war?

9. What Native American spoke at the Treaty of Lancaster conference? What is reprinted of this speaker in Chapter 3?

10. How is the American strategy for dealing with the Indians during the American Revolution described in Chapter 5? What founding fathers are discussed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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