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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Indian, besides the Indian who first visited the Pilgrims, could also speak English?
(a) Quadequina.
(b) Massasoit.
(c) Squanto.
(d) Samoset.

2. What happened after more than fifty years of peace between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans?
(a) Forts were built for protection.
(b) Deadly war.
(c) A trading post was established.
(d) A permanent peace agreement.

3. What was William Bradford's occupation?
(a) Minister.
(b) Lace maker.
(c) Corduroy worker.
(d) Farmer.

4. How many sachems came on September 13 to sign a treaty professing their loyalty to King James?
(a) 9.
(b) 22.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

5. What had the Pilgrims brought on the Mayflower to plant in the spring?
(a) Soybeans and barley.
(b) Wheat, barley, and peas.
(c) Wheat and soybeans.
(d) Corn, flax, and wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close were the nearest English communities in America to the new colony at Plymouth?

2. What ship did the Pilgrims purchase?

3. At the end of Chapter 7, who was launching a plan to become the most powerful Indian leader in New England?

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

5. Where did the Pilgrims live most of their time in Holland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did the passengers choose as the leader for the colony?

2. Why did the future site of Pymouth Plantation come do well recommended?

3. Why did Massasoit want Squanto to die in Chapter 8?

4. How did Weston betray the Pilgrims?

5. Why did the Seaflower depart from New England bound for the Caribbean in 1676?

6. Describe the passengers' quarters.

7. How did the master of the Speedwell work against the Pilgrims?

8. What did Samoset tell the Pilgrims about the Indians who had lived in the area previously?

9. Why were the Pokanokets in a desperate struggle to maintain their existence as a people?

10. How did the Pilgrims attempt to make a show of strength to the Indians?

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