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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 do anthropologists believe Indians drink?
2. What year did the United States clear the eastern states of the former Indian allies?
3. How many tribal communities get federal services?
4. When whites claim Indian heritage, who do they believe was their ancestor?
5. How much was the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin awarded?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the problem with most books about American Indians, according to the author? What do the incorrect portrayals of the Indians do to harm the image of the Indian, and complicate understanding of the people by others?
2. Describe the treatment of the Choctaws. Why was their treatment worse when compared to other Indian peoples?
3. Why has the Indian Reorganization Act responded so well to fit the European white model?
4. What are the Five Civilized Tribes and why are they referred to in this way?
5. What was the Pickering Treaty? Why was it thus named? What was the final outcome of the Pickering Treaty?
6. What did the Treaty of August 5, 1826 with the Chippewa tribe do?
7. What are the myths associated with Indian Affairs?
8. Who did the government go after first during the time of Termination?
9. What is the history of the Sioux who lived along the Missouri River?
10. What is the Treaty of August 5, 1826 with the Chippewa tribe known for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who was Oliver La Farge and why did he play a role in Indian affairs? How was he helpful to the American Indian? What does the author believe he was after?
Essay Topic 2
How has the Christian church affected life on the reservation for Indians? How would the reservations be different today if the Christian church had never come to the reservations?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the struggle of the American Indian to the African American. What are the similarities? What are the differences? Give examples.
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