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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. Of what tribe was Josiah Jeremy?

2. Where was Eleazar Wheelock born?

3. What word did the Delaware and Mahican Indians use for "Supreme Being"?

4. The Moor's Indian Charity School moved to Hanover, New Hampshire to become what institution?

5. John Norton played a prominent role in what conflict, leading Iroquois warriors from Grand River into battle against American invaders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author suggest the reader keep in mind regarding Indian oratory history and literacy in the Introduction?

2. What image of the earth's creation is described in John Norton's creation story in Chapter 1? Who was Norton?

3. How does the author describe the Eurocentric view of America's discovery versus the reality of Indian culture in the Introduction?

4. What ability did Teharonghyawago gain from the spirit world in John Norton's creation story from Chapter 1?

5. In what ways did the Europeans take advantage of the Native Americans regarding land, as discussed in the Introduction?

6. Describe the children of the daughter of the Great Spirit in John Norton's creation story from Chapter 1. Who raised the children?

7. How is John Eliot described in Chapter 2? What did Eliot achieve amongst the Indians?

8. Why does the author reason that some Indians turned to Christianity in Chapter 2? What was the result?

9. How did the Native Americans receive the Dutch in John Heckewelder's text in Chapter 1? Why?

10. How involved were Native Americans in colonial society? What does the author write of their role in shaping America in the Introduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss John Eliot, early European Christian missionaries in the colonies, and the establishment of praying towns among the Native Americans. When did Eliot establish his first praying town?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the biography of Josiah Jeremy and his relationship to the Micmac people. Where did the Micmacs live in North America?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Chekilli and the Creek people. How did this tribe relate to others? What interaction did the Creek people have with European colonists?

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