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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did treaties initially do?
(a) They promised ownership of land that still belonged to the French.
(b) They marked the boundaries between the lands of the Indian nations and the U.S.
(c) They divided the church territories.
(d) They helped establish state lines.

2. How long did the Indians have under the Wheeler-Howard Act to make a decision about their reservation?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. What other name is the Dawes Act known by?
(a) The Allotment Act.
(b) The Indian Referral Act.
(c) The Peace Act.
(d) The Indian Ownership Act.

4. What traditional Republican myth did Watkins insist on regarding the Indians?
(a) The Indians should become Christian.
(b) The Indians want to control their own destiny.
(c) The Indians would be better off on their own, without government involvement.
(d) That the state would be more efficient than the Federal Government in caring for them.

5. According to the author, for those whites who do not claim Indian heritage, what asset do they have that connects them with American Indians?
(a) They have friends who are Indians.
(b) They ARE Indians.
(c) They donate to Indian colleges.
(d) They understand Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who signed the original treaties with the Northwest Coast American Indians?

2. What political aspirations did the Seneca's accuse the government of having regarding the oldest Indian treaty?

3. When the author says that whites claim Indian heritage, what side of their family tree do they claim it comes from?

4. Which group of Indians did Arthur Watkins target first in his work for the government?

5. A 1791 Treaty with the Cherokees included what provision?

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