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

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

3. What happened to Philip's nine-year-old son?
(a) Sold into slavery.
(b) Went to live with the Narragansetts.
(c) Given to the Sakonnets.
(d) Went to live in Swansea.

4. Who were the most feared warriors in the Northeast?
(a) The Nipsachuck.
(b) The Mohawks.
(c) The Narragansett.
(d) The Sakonnet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prophecy had Philip's pow-wows spoken about his death?

2. Who became sachem after Alexander died?

3. What was the name of the settlement north of Wessagusett in modern Braintree?

4. Toward the end of the war, what did the New Englanders do with Indian captives?

5. What area had become Plymouth colony's one oasis of safety?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Standish's influence seen as the Pilgrims gathered for Sunday worship?

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

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

4. What happened because the children of the Pilgrims chose to pursue economic prosperity at the expense of the Indians?

5. What process did Plymouth use to remove potentially dangerous Native men and boys?

6. What happened to the Narragansett fort?

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

8. What evidence has been found that show the degree to which Western goods became of part of Indian life?

9. How did Philip resort to deception to create an alliance with the Mohawks?

10. Describe the story that Church tells at the conclusion of his account of the war.

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