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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Allerton had been given ____ to perform certain acts once he arrived in England.
(a) 1500 pounds.
(b) 800 pounds.
(c) 1000 pounds.
(d) 2000 pounds.

3. The conflict surrounded trading in an area that belonged to the _______Plantation.
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Piscataqua.
(c) Kittery.
(d) Hocking.

4. It was said that the men soon became corrupted and ____.
(a) Unlawful.
(b) Evil.
(c) Perverse.
(d) Unclean.

5. It was not long until the colonists began to learn the ____ on the side of the Massachusetts.
(a) Peacefulness.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Willingness.
(d) Weakness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Plymouth Plantation flourished. People began to spread out and soon it became necessary for the people to start their own ____.

2. The thing that most concerned Bradford was the separation of which of the following:

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. It was discovered afterward that the locusts had nothing to do with the deaths, that the deaths were actually caused by which of the following:

5. The ship sank near which town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the petition to settle the conflict between the Dutch and the French. Who was in charge of examining and approving it?

2. What was the basis of the conflict regarding trade on the Kennebec and Connecticut Rivers?

3. Discuss the next conflict held between the Pilgrims and the French.

4. What eventually happened to Weston?

5. There was a tremendous hurricane that struck the colony in the middle of August. Explain the severity of the hurricane as well as Bradford's comments.

6. The Pilgrims had their share of dealing with unscrupulous men. Discuss this problem.

7. Examine the continued presence of the Dutch and trade with the Pilgrims.

8. Discuss the arrival of the Reverend Ralph Smith.

9. Examine the distress over the growth of the colony and how it came about.

10. Discuss the issues the Pilgrims had with the English regarding animal pelts.

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