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AIS/HSTAA 332, Winter 2010
American Indian History since 1840 EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
Study Questions for Midterm Exam
I. Five of the following terms will appear on the exam.
You will choose four to identify. To identify a term you must do two
things in a few, concise sentences: 1) State who or what
the term refers to. Situate the person, organization, or occurrence in time
and, if pertinent, in geographical location. Always provide a date or
identify a time period, even if the period is vague. 2) Explain the
significance of the item in American Indian history. People, groups, institutions,
or occurrences may be significant because they had major impacts on the course
of events, but they may also be significant if they were the result or
culmination of important developments, if they illustrate important trends or
common phenomena of their time, or if they prompt us to revise common beliefs
about Indians' history. General
Allotment Act Red
Cloud Charles
Eastman Second Treaty of Indian Citizenship Act Indian Reorganization Act Society of American Indians Meriam report Indian Rights
Association Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude
Bonnin) II. Two of the following questions will appear on the
exam. You will choose one and answer it with an essay that makes a thorough,
well supported argument. Be sure to explain and illustrate your interpretation
of events by presenting and analyzing plenty of facts drawn from course
readings and lectures. A good answer will be several paragraphs long. 1. David
Adams writes that Indian boarding school students reacted to the 2. Imagine
that a friend, upon learning that you have been studying the history of
American Indians from 1840 to the 1930s, says, "Isn't that just a dismal
story of continual, futile conflict with whites?" How would you respond?
Include specific examples to explain your answer. 3. At the
beginning of the term, some students hoped to learn about the origin, purposes,
and nature of Indian reservations. One asked whether reservations have been
harmful or beneficial for Indians. What have you have learned so far on this
topic? Discuss specific information that explains your general conclusions. Reminders: You will take the exam in
class on Thursday, February 11. You must
write your answers in a blue or green exam booklet, which you can buy at University
Bookstore. A small booklet should be more than adequate. You may not use your
reading materials or notes during the exam. Study Questions for Final Exam
I. Five of the following terms will appear
on the final exam, which will ask you to identify four of them. Each answer
must provide basic identifying facts, including a date or time period. It must
also explain why the person, group, entity, event, or other phenomenon is significant
in American Indian history. An identification that fails to discuss
significance cannot earn a grade better than C. Significance may come from
having a major impact on the course of events, responding to a major historical
development, being a component of a major historical development (such as
government policy), or illustrating a major trend or a common occurrence of the
time. In determining significance, consult class lectures as well as Blood Struggle. Videos and course pack items
may also be helpful. Community
Action Programs Vine
Deloria, Jr. House
Concurrent Resolution 108 National
Indian Youth Council Indian
Child Welfare Act Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act Daniel
Inouye Public
Law 280 American
Indian Movement Native
American Rights Fund Indian
Civil Rights Act National
Congress of American Indians BIA
relocation program Indian
Claims Commission Joe
DeLaCruz Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe II. Two of the following questions will appear
on the exam, which will ask you to choose one and answer it with an essay that
makes a thorough, persuasive argument. A good essay will illustrate your
statements about history and support your interpretation of events by
presenting and analyzing plenty of facts drawn from course readings and
lectures. It will be at least several paragraphs long. 1.
For the period
since the 1930s, identify and discuss some factors (developments or circumstances)
that have contributed to the persistence of geographically and politically
distinct Indian communities. Also identify and discuss some factors that have
had the contrary effect--factors that have decreased the geographical and political
separation of Indians from non-Indians. 2. In the years since 1930, how has the practical
meaning of Indian tribal sovereignty changed? When, how, and in what respects
have tribal governments expanded their powers or functions? When, how, and in
what respects, has tribal sovereignty been curtailed or limited? 3.
Some people in
Congress have proposed that the 4.
Since the
1930s, when, why, and how have some non-Indian Americans supported political desires
and demands voiced by Indians? When, why, and how have some non- Indian
Americans opposed Indian political desires and demands? Your answer must
provide specific information to identify and explain the Indian desires and
their time periods, then describe and explain non-Indian reactions. REMINDERS: The exam will take place
Wednesday, March 17, from To get your graded exam
back, you may either bring a self-addressed, adequately stamped envelope when
you take the test, or you may pick up the exam from Padelford C-514 after |
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