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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. In the spring of 1637, the Massachusetts Bay Colony became involved in a war with what Indian tribe?
2. How old was Nathaniel Ward when he came to Ipswich in 1634?
3. What “testy pastor of Ipswich, held himself unworthy to wipe John Cotton’s slippers,” according to the author in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?
4. Winthrop and his governing assistants seized whose “strong water” because he sold too much of it to other men’s servants, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?
5. After Winthrop moved the colony headquarters to Charlestown, he summoned the assistants for their first meeting on what date?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the Massachusetts Bay Company charter grant in terms of the establishment of a government for the colony, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?
2. What decision did John Winthrop make regarding the English Civil War? Why?
3. How did the Puritans perceive the relationship between church and state, according to the author in Chapter 11: “The New England Way”?
4. What power did the clergy have in the Massachusetts settlement, according to the author in Chapter 11: “The New England Way”?
5. Why did John Winthrop’s choice regarding the English Civil War prove to be advantageous to the Puritans, as discussed by the author in Chapter 12: “New England or Old”?
6. Why did John Winthrop want to retire from government in 1640, according to the author in Chapter 12: “New England or Old”?
7. How is the Reverend John Cotton described in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”? What was Cotton’s relationship to Anne Hutchinson?
8. What were John Winthrop’s feelings about Roger Williams, according to the author in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?
9. What ordinance does the author describe Nathaniel Ward as having introduced in Chapter 11: “The New England Way”?
10. How does the author describe the changes in the colony during the years when John Winthrop was overthrown as governor in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss John Winthrop’s initial election as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Who voted in this election? Why was Winthrop chosen? What qualities did the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony see in Winthrop that they felt would qualify him for a leadership position?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the Arbella and the voyage of John Winthrop’s fleet to New England. How many ships were in the fleet? How many passengers? What other provisions were provided? Where did the passengers eat and sleep? How many died on the voyage?
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