The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Final Test - Hard

Jill Lepore
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The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Final Test - Hard

Jill Lepore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The Mohawk people call themselves what, which means "people of the place of the flint"?

2. Bartholomew de Las Casas thought that if Indians souls could be redeemed, then they had worth and that therefore they should not be what?

3. Where were Metacomet's wife and son sent after they had been captured?

4. Jill Lepore earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from what university?

5. When was Andrew Jackson born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the aftermath of the war described amongst the colonists in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

2. When was the play Metamora first presented? How was it received?

3. What issues did the colonists have with distinguishing captured Indians, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

4. What book did Washington Irving write about King Philip's War? How is it described in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 8, The Curse of Metamora?

5. What did critics say of the play Metamora? Who supported the play as propaganda for Indian Removal?

6. How is the relationship between the Indians and the colonists described in 1681 in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

7. What view did Bartholomew de Las Casas have regarding Indian slavery, as described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

8. When were Metacom's wife and child captured? Where does the author say they were taken in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

9. What theories does the author describe for James Printer's captivity in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 5, Come Go Along with Us?

10. How is Metacom's memorial described in the Epilogue, The Rock? When was it discovered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the perception of King Philip's War from the English colonists who were not immediately involved in the conflict. How did colonists learn of the battles and events?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the different theories of John Sassamon's murder. Who had the greatest motivation to murder Sassamon? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Nathaniel Saltonstall and his "True but Brief Account of our Losses." When and where was Nathaniel Saltonstall born? What was his involvement in the war?

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