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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. Who did Bradford blame for the difficulties the Pilgrims had paying off the colony's debt?
(a) Roger Williams.
(b) Isaac Allerton.
(c) Weston.
(d) Roger Conant.

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

3. What did Winslow designate Thursday, June 24, 1675?
(a) A day of prayer.
(b) A day of feasting.
(c) A day of fasting and humiliation.
(d) A day of celebration.

4. What was the name of the settlement north of Wessagusett in modern Braintree?
(a) Northfield.
(b) Merrymount.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) New London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bradford study the last days of his life?

2. What did some of the Wessagussett settlers trade for food?

3. Why was Massasoit sick?

4. Who was the settlement leader of Wessagussett in 1623?

5. What son of Massasoit became Pokanokets' new leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Awashonks not want to drink the rum that Church brought?

2. Why were the Massachusetts planning to attack Wessagusett and Plymouth?

3. Why did the Plymouth's debilitating food shortages end in the fall of 1623?

4. Why did the New Englanders decide to attack the Narragansetts?

5. What became the focus of the children and grandchildren of the Pilgrims?

6. Who refused to forgive the Pilgrims for "the killing of those poor Indians."

7. What did Roger Williams do when the Indians attacked Providence?

8. Toward the end of the war, what did the Englishmen view as a humane alternative to death and torture?

9. Describe the conditions at the colony of Wessagusett.

10. What did the New England militia find in the Pokanokets' village?

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