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Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian:
Beyond the Proclamation Line

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1. Which of the following terms describes Colonel John Bradstreet’s view of the Indians of the Six Nations in source 1?

Defenseless

Warlike

Peaceful

Manipulative

Correct. The answer is d. Bradstreet suggests that the Six Nations had spread false rumors about the British in order to stir up conflicts between them and the Upper Nations. He makes the claim that the Six Nations did so in order to “keep [the British] at war with all Savages, but themselves, that they may be employed as mediators between us and them.”

Incorrect. The answer is d. Bradstreet suggests that the Six Nations had spread false rumors about the British in order to stir up conflicts between them and the Upper Nations. He makes the claim that the Six Nations did so in order to “keep [the British] at war with all Savages, but themselves, that they may be employed as mediators between us and them.”

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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”?

The Indians’ poverty would make it easy for the British and colonists to defeat them.

The Indians’ lack of civilization and modern weaponry would make them easy British targets.

Their courage and lack of interest in material wealth would make the Indians formidable opponents.

Their dependence on and expertise in hunting would make the Indians especially brutal enemies.

Correct. The answer is c. Johnson argues that the Northern Indians’ lack of interest in material wealth and their courage in warfare would make them particularly formidable enemies for the British.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Johnson argues that the Northern Indians’ lack of interest in material wealth and their courage in warfare would make them particularly formidable enemies for the British.

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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?

Johnson emphasizes their differences from Europeans, whereas Jones emphasizes their similarities.

Johnson focuses on the Indians’ weaknesses, whereas Jones draws attention to their military strength.

Johnson’s description of the Indians and Jones’s description are remarkably similar.

Johnson’s description denies the Indians’ religion, whereas Jones’s underlines their embrace of Christianity.

Correct. The answer is a. Johnson’s description of the Indians is primarily focused on portraying them as vastly different from the Europeans, whereas Jones’s points to the similarities that existed between the two groups.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Johnson’s description of the Indians is primarily focused on portraying them as vastly different from the Europeans, whereas Jones’s points to the similarities that existed between the two groups.

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4. Considered together, sources 2, 3, and 5 would most likely lead a historian to which of the following conclusions?

The primary response of the British and Anglo-Americans to the presence of Indians was fear.

The Native Americans viewed the British and Anglo-Americans primarily with contempt.

Native Americans generally met British efforts to negotiate with them over land in the West with violent resistance.

British and Native Americans made assumptions about one another that complicated their relationships and efforts to negotiate.

Correct. The answer is d. Considering sources 2, 3, and 5 together would likely lead a historian to conclude that the British and Native Americans made assumptions about one another that frequently contradicted reality and made their relationships and their efforts to negotiate very difficult.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Considering sources 2, 3, and 5 together would likely lead a historian to conclude that the British and Native Americans made assumptions about one another that frequently contradicted reality and made their relationships and their efforts to negotiate very difficult.

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5. Sources 5 and 6 together serve as evidence of which of the following?

Colonial governors’ efforts to prevent their subjects from treading on Indians’ land

Rising tensions between the Native Americans and American colonists in the West

Indians’ military preparations intended to resist the onslaught of American settlers

Pennsylvania’s leaders’ efforts to fan the flames of war between Virginians and Indians

Correct. The answer is b. Sources 5 and 6 provide evidence of the rising tensions between Indians and Anglo-American settlers in the West, and Indian and Pennsylvania leaders’ efforts to avert violence.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Sources 5 and 6 provide evidence of the rising tensions between Indians and Anglo-American settlers in the West, and Indian and Pennsylvania leaders’ efforts to avert violence.å

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Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian:
Beyond the Proclamation Line