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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vandalism in 1675 caused Governor Winslow to ask for assistance from the Massachusetts Bay colony?
(a) Boats were damaged.
(b) The church was destroyed.
(c) Burning of two houses.
(d) Crops were destroyed.

2. Who was the settlement leader of Wessagussett in 1623?
(a) John Hamden.
(b) John Sanders.
(c) Phineas Pratt.
(d) John Smythe.

3. Who became pastor at Plymouth in 1667?
(a) Roger Williams.
(b) William Bradford.
(c) John Robinson.
(d) John Cotton.

4. What isolated town was attached by the Nipmucks on August 2, 1675?
(a) Mount Hope.
(b) Newport.
(c) Taunton.
(d) Brookfield.

5. Why did many Indians die in the summer of 1623?
(a) Because of a measles epidemic.
(b) Because of war.
(c) Because of disease.
(d) They were not able to plant crops.

6. Who succeeded Bradford as governor?
(a) Roger Williams.
(b) Edward Winslow.
(c) John Brown.
(d) Thomas Prence.

7. Who began equipping the Natives Americans with guns?
(a) Roger Williams.
(b) Edward Winslow.
(c) Thomas Morton.
(d) John Cotton.

8. Who became sachem after Alexander died?
(a) Hobbamock.
(b) Philip.
(c) Tuspaquin.
(d) Annawon.

9. To what did Massasoit's sons change their names?
(a) Miles and Edward.
(b) John and William.
(c) Alexander and Philip.
(d) David and Thomas.

10. What colony did Roger Williams found?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Maine.

11. To whom did Alexander keep selling land?
(a) Massachusetts Bay Colony.
(b) Rhode Islanders.
(c) Maine.
(d) Connecticut.

12. Which group of Indians became the first in New England to disown Philip?
(a) Nantucket Indians.
(b) Pokanoket Indians.
(c) Massachusetts Indians.
(d) Narragansett Indians.

13. What did England become after the death of King Charles?
(a) A oligarchy.
(b) A Puritan state.
(c) An autocracy.
(d) A Catholic state.

14. What type of a new American came into being after King Philip's War?
(a) Pioneer.
(b) Statesman.
(c) Frontiersman.
(d) Politician.

15. How many tons of lumber were required to build a home in the 1650s?
(a) 1 ton.
(b) 12 tons.
(c) 6 tons.
(d) 14 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In December 1675, who became the leader of over 1,000 English soldiers?

2. What ability had the Pilgrims temporarily ruined after the Wessagusett raid?

3. Who was the only Englishman in Sakonnet?

4. What did Winslow designate Thursday, June 24, 1675?

5. What group did Massasoit lead in his later years?

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