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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who became sachem after Alexander died?
(a) Philip.
(b) Hobbamock.
(c) Tuspaquin.
(d) Annawon.
2. Who became the first English mayor of Manhattan?
(a) Francis Cook.
(b) Benjamin Church.
(c) Thomas Willett.
(d) John Leverett.
3. What did Winslow designate Thursday, June 24, 1675?
(a) A day of prayer.
(b) A day of fasting and humiliation.
(c) A day of feasting.
(d) A day of celebration.
4. What did the Pilgrims insist be secured before any Native land purchases could proceed?
(a) Approval of the entire Indian tribe.
(b) A deed.
(c) A title.
(d) Court approval.
5. How far away was the nearest Indian village from Plymouth?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 60 miles.
(d) 40 miles.
6. Which colony had relied on friendly Indians from the very start of the conflict?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Connecticut.
7. What did Bradford study the last days of his life?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Greek.
(c) Latin.
(d) The Massachusetts language.
8. Why was Arthur Peach hanged in 1638?
(a) Because he killed an Indian.
(b) Because he attacked Bradford.
(c) Because he killed his brother.
(d) Because he killed Standish.
9. Who did Bradford blame for the difficulties the Pilgrims had paying off the colony's debt?
(a) Roger Conant.
(b) Isaac Allerton.
(c) Weston.
(d) Roger Williams.
10. When was Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" published?
(a) 1734.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1677.
11. To what did Massasoit's sons change their names?
(a) John and William.
(b) Miles and Edward.
(c) Alexander and Philip.
(d) David and Thomas.
12. Who became pastor at Plymouth in 1667?
(a) John Cotton.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) John Robinson.
(d) Roger Williams.
13. What son of Massasoit became Pokanokets' new leader?
(a) Miontonimo.
(b) Canonicus.
(c) Wamsutta.
(d) Uncas.
14. How did the Indians cross the Bacquag River?
(a) Rode across on their horses.
(b) Built rafts.
(c) Used canoes.
(d) Swam across.
15. What diseases afflicted the Pokanokets in 1634?
(a) Measles and mumps.
(b) Typhus and influenza.
(c) Typhus and measles.
(d) Smallpox and influenza.
Short Answer Questions
1. What ability had the Pilgrims temporarily ruined after the Wessagusett raid?
2. Who was the sachem of Sakonnet?
3. What isolated town was attached by the Nipmucks on August 2, 1675?
4. What vandalism in 1675 caused Governor Winslow to ask for assistance from the Massachusetts Bay colony?
5. Who was he leader of the Connecticut forces?
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