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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. How many points were mentioned in this decision?
2. What was the name of the governor at this time?
3. How did Bradford refer to this new era?
4. What were the names of the first people married in the new colony?
5. The documents asserted that the group would form into which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the next step for the Separatists once they were all but forced out of Britain. What did the Monarchy think about the exodus?
2. What does the text say about the poor, and sometimes fatal, treatment of those that dared to go up against the Church?
3. Discuss when the Separatists moved to Holland and what they found upon their arrival in Amsterdam.
4. Many of the Pilgrims became seriously ill or died during the first months in Plymouth. Discuss the death of their prominent leader at the time. Who took the man's place?
5. Explain the attitude and behavior of the Mayflower's crew during the voyage from Europe.
6. Bradford recounts that the first foundation of the new government was created and put into place aboard the Mayflower. Discuss the events that prompted the design of the agreement.
7. Who was the next important native to visit the Pilgrims? Discuss the visit.
8. State at least one part of the purpose of the Mayflower Compact as well as the aim of the new government. What about the agreement may seem ironic?
9. Bradford quotes Socrates in regards to the treatment of the professors. What does Bradford say?
10. What caused the Separatists to leave Amsterdam? Where did the group go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the following leaders: Bradford, Brewster, and Standish. Which has the most experience in operating a colony or a similar type of entity? Which is the strongest leader?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the founding, purpose, methods, and duties of the Separatist movement as it relates to the traditionally accepted religions of Europe and the Church of England at large.
Essay Topic 3
Bradford was elected governor of Plymouth Plantation 33 times. Discuss in detail the leadership of the colony, the position of governor, the responsibilities, and the election process. Was there anyone else that took as much responsibility as Bradford? Explain.
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