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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 11, The Ancient Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the arrival of a ship in November of 1621, how many men and women were in Plymouth Colony?
(a) 66 men and 16 women.
(b) 75 men and 45 women.
(c) 30 men and 21 women.
(d) 55 men and 21 women.

2. In 1676, what ship left the shores of New England?
(a) Little James.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Speedwell.
(d) The Seaflower.

3. Who was to be the governor of the new colony?
(a) John Carver.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) John Howland.
(d) Robert Cushman.

4. What was constructed on the high hill?
(a) A platform to mount cannons.
(b) A storehouse.
(c) Several houses.
(d) A common house.

5. With whom did the Pilgrim's first Indian visitor spend the night?
(a) John Howland.
(b) Governor Carver and his family.
(c) William Bradford.
(d) Stephen Hopkins and his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event, according to the author, do most Americans associate with the birth of the United States?

2. What did Standish and the other men find on a high shore side hill?

3. The Pilgrims had their first Indian visitor in Chapter 6. How was he armed?

4. Who succeeded Bradford as governor?

5. What ship did the Pilgrims purchase?

(see the answer key)

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