AES150 Final Fall 2021
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American Ethnic Studies 150
Final
Autumn 2021
This exam totals 140 points and constitutes 35 percent of your final grade. Think about what is being asked,
organize your thoughts, and make your answers clear and concise. Your exam will be graded on how well you
address the questions and effectively integrate the material presented in lectures, films, and readings.
When
completed, return to Connie So, ccso@uw.edu, as a PDF.
If you have questions during the exam, text or call me at
206-234-6859. [Please put your last name in the file name when you submit the exam.]
Part I.
Fill-in Answers (2 points each = 52 points)
1.
Legendary Lakota warrior that fought against encroachment by white American settlers on Native American
territory, then was betrayed by 2 Cavalry officers and an Indian policeman. ANSWER:
2.
Portrayed in the Wild West Shows as the man "man who killed Custer." ANSWER:
3.
Name the 1848 Treaty that ceded most of Mexico to the United States. ANSWER:
4.
Wealthy Californio who befriended Anglos, but ultimately lost ownership of his Sonoma home; then forced
to pay rent to stay. ANSWER:
5.
New Mexico Territorial Governor, land speculator who "accidentally" burned Mexican/Native American land
deeds. ANSWER:
6.
Treaty that provided the legal basis for the "Trail of Tears."
ANSWER:
7.
Known as the Paiute "Messiah" who helped popularize Ghost Dancing.
ANSWER:
8.
"Father of Texas" who said Texas but be "redeemed from the wilderness." ANSWER:
9.
To which state were most of the Cherokees forcibly resettled during the Trail of Tears? ANSWER:
10.
Name the Native American whose face is on the Smithsonian's "Sioux Warrior." ANSWER:
11.
First name of the Irish woman at the center of a pandemic whose life story brought forth issues regarding
prejudice, individual rights and public health.”
ANSWER:
12.
What did General Sherman "promise" African Americans during the Civil War? ANSWER:
13.
Name the first state to secede. ANSWER:
14.
Name 3 of the 4 slave states that did not secede during the Civil War. ANSWER:
15.
Name and year of one of the earliest racial/ethnic labor collaborations between Japanese and Mexican farm
laborers.
ANSWER:
16.
Which region of Mexico made up the largest settlement of Chicanos in the West Coast until the 1980s?
ANSWER:
17.
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
ANSWER:
18.
What name was assigned to all the Irish maids in the United States during the mid-late 19th century?
ANSWER:
19.
Name the president (last name is sufficient) that "provoked" the war with Mexico. ANSWER:
20.
Name for the original cowboys of the United States. ANSWER:
21.
This is an anti-Mexican law enacted in 1855 in California, thinly disguised as an anti-vagrancy statute was
utilized to alienate Mexican Americans. ANSWER:
22.
Method used by various Anglos to “settle”/takeover Spanish territories of Florida.
ANSWER:
23.
Name the 5 countries
of “Scandinavia” (from the U.S. perspective)?
ANSWER:
24.
Name the garment company where the famous fire in New York City took place in 1911. ANSWER:
25.
With what case did anti-miscegenation laws end in California
–
provide case and year. ANSWER:
26.
With what case did anti-miscegenation laws end in the United States
–
provide case and year?
ANSWER:
Part II:
Essay Question.
Answer
ONE
of the following essay questions (12 points)
27.
Juan Gonzalez remarked that Mexicans have the distinction of being an indigenous group in the US and the
largest immigrant group in this country. Using the history of Mexicans and Mexican Americans, answer the
following:
a.
During the period between 1860-1930, what are 2 major pushes for Mexicans to leave Mexico
b.
The US contributed to the immigration of Mexicans to this country through the creation of what
1942 program
and
for what industry?
c.
Although many Mexican Americans served in the military during WWII, they were targeted in
two famous and related incidents in 1940s California. Name the 2 incidents
and
briefly describe
what happened in each one (be sure to consider how they are related).
28.
By the 1900s, although the majority of African Americans were natives to the US, their migration out of the
South shares many commonalities with immigrants. Answer the following:
a.
What are 2 pushes for the "first wave" of African Americans to leave the South?
b.
What are 2 pulls that brought them to the North?
c.
The Scottsboro Boys is considered one of the most infamous trials of American history.
Provide 2
pieces of evidence from the first 2 trials that should have concluded the innocence of the
Scottsboro Boys.
Part III: Fill-ins Answers (2 points each = 52 points)
29.
This Act excluded the Japanese and Koreans laborers from immigration to the US.
ANSWER:
30.
Name the Zapotec President of Mexico who was a rival to Santa Ana and known as a reform leader.
ANSWER:
31.
After the Spanish-American War (1898), the Treaty of Paris gave the United States which five
countries/kingdoms/territories?
ANSWER:
32.
For early Asians, what “practice”/”association” contributed to their ability to start businesses? [Can provide
a specific ethnic name for the practice or the English translation.]
ANSWER:
33.
Name the last monarch of Hawai’i.
ANSWER:
34.
Of which religion were most of the early Asian Indians in North America?
ANSWER:
35.
When the Cossacks invaded Poland and neighboring parts of Eastern Europe, they inherited the largest
Jewish community in the world. That region is often referred to as _____ of Settlement.
ANSWER:
36.
Name the presidential order authorizing the removal of Japanese Americans from their homes on February
19, 1942.
ANSWER:
37.
Name one of the Filipino leaders in the war(s) against Spanish colonization?
ANSWER:
38.
Name the presidential order that desegregated the workplace.
ANSWER:
39.
Which group of Koreans were able to criticize Japanese colonization of Japan and emigrate to the U.S. in the
early 20th century?
ANSWER:
40.
From which regional center of China did the majority of 19th-20th century Chinese to the United States
originate from? [can name the region or the dialect/specific ethnicity of the group.]
ANSWER:
41.
Name 2 PUSH factors for early 20th century Chinese Americans to immigrate to the US.
ANSWER:
42.
Who was the “Robin Hood” of El Dorado and the inspiration for Corky Gonzales’ Chi
cano Movement poem?
ANSWER:
43.
The Lateran Council decreed that all Jewish people must wear what distinctive accessory? ANSWER:
44.
Provide 3 contributions of German Americans to U.S. culture.
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