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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did the Pilgrims decide not to settle at Cold Harbor?
2. What evidence that the Indians had lived at Plymouth remained?
3. What day did the Pilgrims erect the frame of the first house?
4. How many men signed the agreement before the Mayflower landed?
5. What Indian tribe did the Pilgrims befriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. In 1605, a map indicated between one thousand and two thousand people living along the shores where the Pilgrims planned to settle. Why were no Indians living along the shore now?
2. How did the Pilgrims attempt to make a show of strength to the Indians?
3. Why were the Nausets "ill affected toward the English"?
4. Why did the Seaflower depart from New England bound for the Caribbean in 1676?
5. Describe Standish's first expedition to look for a potential settlement site.
6. Describe the first venture ashore.
7. How did the Pilgrims solve the problem of having to entertain and feed a continual stream of Indian visitors?
8. What happened to the ship, the Fortune?
9. Why did the Separatists decide to leave Amsterdam?
10. Why does the author state that the story about the Pilgrims changes from the story we know to the story that we need to know?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how the war between Philip and Plymouth escalated from a simple political conflict to a full fledged war between races. Explain how different events and actions of the combatants escalated the regional conflict.
Essay Topic 2
Explain why there was a controversy between some Indians and some Englishmen regarding the murder and the punishment of Arthur Peach and his cohorts. What motives were behind the controversy?
Essay Topic 3
The Pilgrims had a very difficult first year, but they survived where other colonies failed. Explain why the Pilgrims were able to create a successful colony.
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