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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. What well-known Suffolk antiquary and friend of Winthrop told him of going to the New World, "The church and common welthe heere at home, hath more neede of your best abyllitie in these dangerous tymes, than any remote plantation"?

2. The first glimpse that the Puritans aboard John Winthrop’s ships got of New England was the hills of what Maine town, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Survival”?

3. When was John Calvin born?

4. On what date did John Winthrop write home to Margaret from London about the prospect of moving to New England, saying, “If the Lord seeth it wil be good for us, he will provide a shelter and a hidinge place for us and ours”?

5. According to the author in Chapter 5: “Survival,” it cost the better part of what amount of money “to come to New England properly equipped, even if one knew exactly what to bring and what not to bring”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the early Puritan establishment of churches in Chapter 6: “A Special Commission”?

2. What did the Council for New England do with their royal grant in order to begin a colonization effort, according to the author in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?

3. How does the author describe the popular perception of colonization of the New World during the 1620s in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?

4. How does the author describe the journey of John Winthrop’s fleet in Chapter 5: “Survival”? Where did the fleet cast anchor in America?

5. What were John Winthrop’s main concerns as he prepared to depart for New England, according to the author in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”?

6. How did John Winthrop’s views of the English government change during the late 1610s and early 1620s, according to the author in Chapter 2: “Evil and Declining Times”?

7. What controversies and disputes did John Winthrop have to oversee before the company’s departure, according to the author in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”?

8. What official statement did John Winthrop’s party pen prior to their departure, according to the author in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”?

9. What was the Puritan relationship with Parliament in England, according to the author in Chapter 2: “Evil and Declining Times”?

10. How did the members of the Massachusetts Bay Company perceive the charter when they were told about it in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the preparations that John Winthrop was left in charge of as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company prior to departure. What role did Winthrop play in securing passengers, provisions, etc.? How did he go about these tasks? How difficult were the tasks?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss His Majesty’s Court of Wards and Liveries. When was the Court of Wards and Liveries established? What was its purpose? How did the court evolve by the time that Winthrop worked there as an attorney? What did Winthrop think of his work at the court?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the origins and history of Presbyterianism and Congregationalism. How did each of these sects branch off from the Anglican Church? When did each appear? How did Presbyterian societies and settlements differ from those that were principally Congregational?

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