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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One letter stated that Allerton had gone so far with his treachery that there was no way ____ could be repaired.
(a) Trust.
(b) The relationship.
(c) His soul.
(d) The accounts.

2. The Governor feared that the separation would bring about _____.
(a) Lack of control over the people.
(b) Lawlessness.
(c) A breakdown in Indian relations.
(d) The wrath of God.

3. One of the things Allerton was supposed to do was to hire a ____.
(a) Tradesman.
(b) Farm manager.
(c) Ship.
(d) Agriculture specialist.

4. The author writes about _____ and locusts and the affect on the colonists.
(a) Starvation.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Pestilence.
(d) Illness.

5. This man had been a pastor in which Massachusetts city before moving to Plymouth?
(a) Cape May.
(b) Boston.
(c) Salem.
(d) Kennebec.

6. The Dutch were fearful that the ____ would take away their trade if they did not get there first.
(a) Spanish.
(b) Indians.
(c) French.
(d) English.

7. The man was known for being able to secure which of the following:
(a) Government appointments.
(b) Patents.
(c) Ships.
(d) Provisions.

8. In the end, Allerton ended up _____ the majority of the items that did not belong to him.
(a) Squandering.
(b) Selling.
(c) Keeping.
(d) Trading.

9. Stone managed to get the governor of Virginia drunk and ended up absconding with _____ pounds worth of provisions.
(a) 750.
(b) 1000.
(c) 300.
(d) 500.

10. Weston made a deal with the colonist to take a number of what type of animal pelts to England?
(a) Fox.
(b) Bear.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Deer.

11. The conflict was eventually settled by governors Prence and _____.
(a) Dudley.
(b) Donaldson.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Dunbar.

12. The man was the founder of which colony?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) New York.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Pennsylvania.

13. What was the main purpose of the ship?
(a) Protection.
(b) Trade.
(c) Transport.
(d) Recreation.

14. Reverend John ____ was the first ordained minister to arrive at Plymouth Plantation
(a) Smith.
(b) Cushman.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Lyford.

15. The colonists were faced with a terrible ____ that struck in the middle of August.
(a) Hail storm.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Reverend Robinson died in which year?

2. How many pelts were taken to England?

3. It seemed that the people on one of the plantations were doomed from the start. Fortunately some of them were saved by which person?

4. The ____ tribe was well known for having feuds with its neighbors.

5. The population led to an excess of corn and ____.

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