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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Narrating the Apocalypse: 10,000 BCE-1890.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the state of Georgia agree to give up claims to land if the federal government would remove or reduce the Indians in Georgia?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1807.

2. Between 1616 and 1619, what percent of the population of the New England tribes was wiped out by disease?
(a) As much as 90%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 95%.
(d) About 70%.

3. In 1890, how many Indians did the U.S. Census Bureau tabulate?
(a) 220,000.
(b) Around 300,000.
(c) 180,000.
(d) Less than 200,000.

4. During the first five years of the California gold rush, how many tons of gold were mined by placer mining?
(a) 355.
(b) 410.
(c) About 290.
(d) More than 370.

5. When did Jack Wilson have a vision of the Ghost Dance?
(a) February 17, 1889.
(b) April 7, 1889.
(c) January 1, 1889.
(d) March 11, 1889.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the second Treaty of Fort Laramie signed?

2. How many acres of land may have been irrigated by the Hohokam?

3. Where did Columbus land in 1492?

4. What was the estimated population of Cahokia around 1050-1250 CE?

5. How many square miles do the Great Plains cover?

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