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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. During the onset of colonialism, the native population in the Americas rapidly shrank. By what percentage were native populations reduced?
2. What was the name of the settler who first received a bounty in exchange for Native scalps?
3. What was the primary crop in Native American agriculture?
4. What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris?
5. What term refers to the the use of economic and political pressures to control foreign countries?
Short Essay Questions
1. The Mayans practiced forced labor, often making servants of war prisoners and criminals. How did this practice differ from chattel slavery within the U.S.?
2. Why did settlers try to recruit Native people as rangers?
3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, white supremacy helped the landed class win greater support from white peasants. What was the relationship between white supremacy and class status?
4. Under settler-colonialism, colonizers disrupted trade routes and triggered widespread food shortages. How did food shortages affect Native communities?
5. During the Colonial era, many colonialist nations claimed that Native Americans were not "using" their land. What counterargument does Dunbar-Ortiz offer?
6. How did the bounty on scalp-hunting threaten Native communities?
7. How does Dunbar-Ortiz describe documents like the U.S. Constitution, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address?
8. What were three branches of government practiced within the Seminole and Muskogee nations?
9. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what was the economic impact of the Crusades?
10. Dunbar-Ortiz discusses methods of warfare used by the U.S. military to destroy the enemy's will to resist. What does this type of "irregular warfare" typically involve?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the Conclusion, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses D.H. Lawrence's "myth of the essential white American" (227). What does this myth represent? How does this pervasive myth continue to influence modern American society? Write an essay analyzing the past and present impact of this myth.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 8, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses conflicts between Native and Black communities. The two groups often found themselves on opposing sides rather than joining forces against white settlers and plantation owners. Write an essay analyzing interracial conflicts between minority groups in the 1800s.
Essay Topic 3
Dunbar-Ortiz states that real estate formed "the basis of the U.S. economy and capital accumulation" (141). Write an essay discussing the role real estate played in the U.S. economy throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. How did the commoditization of land impact Native populations?
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