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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bradford study the last days of his life?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Latin.
(c) Greek.
(d) The Massachusetts language.

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

3. Which colony had relied on friendly Indians from the very start of the conflict?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Connecticut.

4. How many acres of land had to be deforested in a year for a town of two hundred homes?
(a) 75 acres.
(b) 65 acres.
(c) 200 acres.
(d) 25 acres.

5. Who insisted that the Indians were the legal owners of their lands?
(a) Roger Williams.
(b) Thomas Morton.
(c) Roger Conant.
(d) William Bradford.

6. In December 1675, who became the leader of over 1,000 English soldiers?
(a) Benjamin Church.
(b) Samuel Moseley.
(c) Josiah Winslow.
(d) James Cudworth.

7. What area had become Plymouth colony's one oasis of safety?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Newport.
(d) Plymouth.

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

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

10. What did the Pilgrims insist be secured before any Native land purchases could proceed?
(a) A title.
(b) Court approval.
(c) Approval of the entire Indian tribe.
(d) A deed.

11. In Chapter 15, where does Church move his wife and son?
(a) Portsmouth.
(b) Rehoboth.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Boston.

12. How many ships arrived in New England in 1630?
(a) 25.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

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

14. What did some Massachusetts authorities consider building when conditions became so desperate and winter was approaching?
(a) Cannon platforms.
(b) A fort.
(c) A palisade wall.
(d) Barracks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did England become after the death of King Charles?

3. Who was the sachem of Sakonnet?

4. What isolated town was attached by the Nipmucks on August 2, 1675?

5. Who were the most feared warriors in the Northeast?

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