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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed that the only good Indian was a dead Indian?

2. What did some Massachusetts authorities consider building when conditions became so desperate and winter was approaching?

3. What did Winslow designate Thursday, June 24, 1675?

4. Who insisted that the Indians were the legal owners of their lands?

5. What man was one of the first New Englanders to embrace the wilderness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became the focus of the children and grandchildren of the Pilgrims?

2. Why did Thomas Morton represent everything the Pilgrims had come to America to escape?

3. What happened to the Narragansett fort?

4. What did the New England militia find in the Pokanokets' village?

5. Why did the Plymouth's debilitating food shortages end in the fall of 1623?

6. How were the Indians cut out of the New England real estate market?

7. What happened because the children of the Pilgrims chose to pursue economic prosperity at the expense of the Indians?

8. Describe John Eliot's missionary work with the Indians.

9. How was Standish's influence seen as the Pilgrims gathered for Sunday worship?

10. Why in the early 1640s did the Great Migration come to an end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several theories regarding what started the war between the English and King Philip. Explain the different theories and why one theory for the cause of the war is more plausible than other theories.

Essay Topic 2

The Pilgrims had a very difficult first year, but they survived where other colonies failed. Explain why the Pilgrims were able to create a successful colony.

Essay Topic 3

A common theme throughout the book is the Puritan belief that everything in life happens for a reason. Explain this belief, how it affected the Puritan's daily lives, and show examples of incidents the Puritans believed occurred because God made them occur.

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