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In the summer of 1815 the Federal government was particularly anxious to negotiate cession treaties with the tribes of the Northwest because
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They stood in the way of canal building projects
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Congress had already promised the land to veterans of the War of 1812 even though the US recognized Native American treaty rights to the very same land
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There had been much conflict and violence with whites over land tenure
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It was land that a great amount of smuggling crossed over into the US
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e)
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All of the above
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In 1819 after much US pressure the Kickapoos agreed to exchange their Illinois and Wabash lands for lands across the Mississippi...but....
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A opposition band which numbered some 250 was led by Mecina
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b)
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Two renegade bands refused to recognize tribal authority in these negotiations
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Another opposition band led by Kennekuk refused to move and instead focused on a return to Indigenous culture and a rejection of all things white
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In 1824 settlers associations in Fulton County, Illinois complained to congress that the continuing presence of Kickapoos was a serious threat to life and property
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e)
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All of the above statements are true
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| 3. |
As national leaders increasingly were pressured to compromise Jeffersonian policy the following ideas were put forth
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To continue the policy of coexistence along with the compression of tribal lands
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b)
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Allotment in Severalty
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c)
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Removal
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d)
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All of the above
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e)
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None of the above
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According to local politicians at the time, standing in the way of economic development was
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A scarcity of slaves
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Native American tribes
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Not enough investment capital
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d)
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Native American entrepreneurs
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e)
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Native American political lobbying groups
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After 1825 the thrust of US Indian policy would revolve around...
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a)
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Removal
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b)
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Tribal exile
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c)
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Aboriginal segregation
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d)
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Apartheid
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e)
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All of the above
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| 6. |
William Weatherford was
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A Scottish farmer and famed Indian fighter
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A leader of the Red Sticks who ravaged the frontier settlements of Georgia and Alabama in 1813 and 1814
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A friend of Thomas Jefferson who acted as a special emissary for Indian affairs
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A trapper whose actions precipitated the Red Sticks War
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A slave owner in Georgia who planned to enslave the entire Cherokee nation
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| 7. |
By 1811 approximately how many warriors lived at Prophetstown
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a)
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1,000
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b)
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3,000
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c)
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2,000
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d)
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1500
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e)
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900
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| 8. |
The next tribes to feel the pressure of US development and its associated policy of apartheid were
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Sac and Lakota
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b)
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Fox and Sikasika
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c)
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Sac, Fox, Sioux, Chippewa and Potawatomi
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d)
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Sikasika, Fox, Sac, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Nakota
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e)
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All of the above
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| 9. |
The first president to propose to move all eastern Native Americans west of the Mississippi river was...
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a)
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Andrew Jackson
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b)
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James Monroe
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c)
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James Madison
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d)
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George Washington
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e)
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James Polk
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| 10. |
Following the War of 1812
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There occurred a phenomenal burst of Anglo-American settlement
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b)
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Settlers streamed into the Old Northwest
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c)
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Settlers streamed into the Old Southwest
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d)
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Settlers streamed into the Mississippi Valley
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e)
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All of the above
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