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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. Where was land first sighted aboard the ships of John Winthrop, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Survival”?
2. Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company when John Winthrop went to Cambridge to sign the agreement to be ready by the following March to Embark for New England?
3. Regarding the use of alcohol, the Puritans imposed a self-denying ordinance that forbade what?
4. When was Mary Tudor born?
5. Who is described as “one of the Puritans’ most illustrious preachers” and spoke before the House of Commons in the summer of 1625?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the early Puritan establishment of churches in Chapter 6: “A Special Commission”?
2. How does the author describe the contents of John Winthrop’s documents regarding settlement in the New World in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?
3. How does the author describe John Winthrop’s education in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”? When did John Winthrop leave school and marry?
4. 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?
5. Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company when the company members met to discuss the charter in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”? What plans were made at this meeting?
6. How does the author describe the Puritans’ perception of sin and the punishment of sin in the New World in Chapter 6: “A Special Commission”?
7. 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”?
8. What various problems did John Winthrop address as leader of the colonists after their arrival, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Survival”?
9. What did Puritanism mean to John Winthrop in the 1610s and 1620s? How did his beliefs influence his actions, according to the author in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”?
10. 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”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the hardships of the colonists at Plymouth, Jamestown, and Cape Ann. How many of the original settlers in these colonies died? How did they die? What threats faced the colonists? How many of these original colonists returned to England?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the social, economic, political, religious and cultural atmospheres of London, England, in the late 1500s. Who was the reigning monarch in England when John Winthrop was born? What was England’s official religion? What was the relationship between the church and state in England? How did this history influence John Winthrop?
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