Chapter 5

Quiz for Chapter Five Thinking Like a Historian: Beyond the Proclamation Line

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Question 1

Which of the following terms describes Colonel John Bradstreet’s view of the Indians of the Six Nations in source 1?A. Defenseless
B. Warlike
C. Peaceful
D. Manipulative

Question 2

In source 2, William Johnson suggests which of the following notions about the prospect of war with the Native Americans living in “Indian country”?A. The Indians’ poverty would make it easy for the British and colonists to defeat them.
B. The Indians’ lack of civilization and modern weaponry would make them easy British targets.
C. Their courage and lack of interest in material wealth would make the Indians formidable opponents.
D. Their dependence on and expertise in hunting would make the Indians especially brutal enemies.

Question 3

Which of the following describes the relationship between William Johnson’s description (source 2) of the native inhabitants of the Ohio Valley and David Jones’s description (source 4) of the same peoples?A. Johnson emphasizes their differences from Europeans, whereas Jones emphasizes their similarities.
B. Johnson focuses on the Indians’ weaknesses, whereas Jones draws attention to their military strength.
C. Johnson’s description of the Indians and Jones’s description are remarkably similar.
D. Johnson’s description denies the Indians’ religion, whereas Jones’s underlines their embrace of Christianity.

Question 4

Considered together, sources 2, 3, and 5 would most likely lead a historian to which of the following conclusions?A. The primary response of the British and Anglo-Americans to the presence of Indians was fear.
B. The Native Americans viewed the British and Anglo-Americans primarily with contempt.
C. Native Americans generally met British efforts to negotiate with them over land in the West with violent resistance.
D. British and Native Americans made assumptions about one another that complicated their relationships and efforts to negotiate.

Question 5

Sources 5 and 6 together serve as evidence of which of the following?A. Colonial governors’ efforts to prevent their subjects from treading on Indians’ land
B. Rising tensions between the Native Americans and American colonists in the West
C. Indians’ military preparations intended to resist the onslaught of American settlers
D. Pennsylvania’s leaders’ efforts to fan the flames of war between Virginians and Indians