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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. Why did Jeb Keeler go to Baflin Island?

2. What brought people into the region in 1968?

3. Where did Ah Ting go?

4. Why did the warships withdraw?

5. What did Jeb and Poley Markham find in the water that Jeb wanted to keep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did cabotage have on businesses and individuals?

2. How did the discovery of oil change the area in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 9, what problem did people have with their claims?

4. What did the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act do?

5. How did the canning industry emerge in Alaska according to Chapter 10?

6. What effect did the gold rush have on Alaska?

7. What was the problem with the law in Chapter 12?

8. How did Tom benefit from the miners in Chapter 9?

9. How did LeRoy's investment benefit him?

10. How did the Flatch family contribute to the war effort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail the relationship between the Tlingits and the settlers. Cite examples of when they got along and when they didn't. Address the overall feeling between the two people groups.

Essay Topic 2

Write about the impact of trading between the settlers and the native. What goods were traded, and were the trades fair? What were some of the benefits of trading? What were some of the drawbacks?

Essay Topic 3

Describe in great detail how the Gold Rush in Alaska affected the world. What were some of the good things it brought about? What were some of the negative things it brought about?

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