Crash Course Native American History Quiz

What was the primary goal of Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492?

• To establish a new religion

• To spread democracy

• To find a new trade route to Asia

• To discover a new continent

Which group was among the first to encounter Columbus in the Caribbean?

• The Tyeno

• The Sioux

• The Inuit

• The Aztecs

What is the term 'first contact' used to describe?

• The first trade agreement

• The first Native American tribe

• The first European settlement in America

• The first meeting between two communities

Which group of Europeans is believed to have reached North America before Columbus?

• The French

• The British

• The Vikings

• The Spanish

What was the Doctrine of Discovery?

• A legal basis for European claims over indigenous lands

• A treaty between Native Americans and Europeans

• A religious text

• A map of the New World

What was one of the major causes of Native American population decline after European arrival?

• Lack of resources

• Internal conflicts

• Diseases brought by Europeans

• Natural disasters

Which rebellion was led by an Ottawa chief against the British?

• The Apache Wars

• The Sioux Uprising

• Pontiac's Rebellion

• The Cherokee War

What was the outcome of the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

• A victory for the US Army

• A victory for Native American tribes

• A stalemate

• A peace treaty

What did the 2016 study on Tyeno DNA reveal?

• That Tyeno culture was completely lost

• That Tyeno people had no genetic descendants

• A significant indigenous genetic presence in the Caribbean

• That Tyeno people were originally from Africa

What does the term 'paper genocide' refer to?

• The erasure of a people through documentation

• The rewriting of history books

• The physical destruction of a people

• The loss of cultural artifacts