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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 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?

2. In a speech from 1756, the leaders of what tribe, known for their ferocious fights against the French, plead for support in fighting the French?

3. In an address to whom in Chapter 5 does Joseph Brant reiterate support for Great Britain?

4. George Washington became known by what nickname among the Native Americans for ordering the destruction of around forty Iroquois towns during the Revolutionary War?

5. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became of White Eyes and the Delaware Indians in 1782?

2. Who is berated in a speech by Atiwaneto in Chapter 4? Why?

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

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

5. How is the "guardian system" described in Chapter 3? When and where was it enacted?

6. How were the Cherokee Indians impacted by the American Revolution? What rift took place amongst the tribe?

7. What disputes led to the Indian Nonintercourse Act? When was it signed into law?

8. With whom did the majority of Native Americans side with in the American Revolution? What were their feelings of the war?

9. What did Minavavana reject in his speech in Chapter 4? When was this speech given?

10. What was the intention behind "Act of Submission"? Who wrote this text from Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the devastation of the Native American community due to smallpox, measles and other disease brought from the Old World. How many Native American tribes were wiped out completely by disease?

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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