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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. In 1980, what percent of Americans trusted the government to do what was right most of the time?

2. On what reservation did Sean Sherman grow up?

3. When was the dam built that created Lake Oahe and submerged hisotrical Mandan and Hidatsa sites?

4. How many acres did the Menominee occupy before the arrival of the Europeans?

5. When did Congress pass the Native American languages Act, the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, and the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Kansas Act?

2. What was the origin of the Blackfeet?

3. What was Bob Matthews' new venture in "Anna Mae Aquash"?

4. How did Raymond Yellow Thunder die, and what did his attackers get for his murder?

5. When did President Lyndon Johnson declare a war on poverty, and what was significant about his remarks?

6. What progress was being made with teaching Indian languages?

7. Who is Sean Sherman, and what is he known for?

8. How did the Menominee lose their land?

9. Have casinos made Indians rich?

10. What was Public Law 959?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many Indians struggled with life when they returned home after the war. How did Indians struggle with life when they returned home after the war? How did their war experiences and struggles symbolize the struggles of modern Indians in society?

Essay Topic 2

Clyde Warrior wrote an essay that described “Five Types of Young Indians.” What were the five types of Indians that Warrior wrote about in his essay? What did his essay reveal about self-esteem and Indians?

Essay Topic 3

Indians resisted the policies and goals of the whites. How did Indians resist the policies and goals of the whites? What role did adaptation play in their resistance?

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