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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. What sachem tried to have Squanto killed in Chapter 7?

2. Who was the leader of the tribe that the Pilgrims befriended?

3. In 1676, what ship left the shores of New England?

4. Who is the carpenter turned Indian fighter that the author will focus on in the book?

5. What English explorer sailed from Maine in a small open boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What one clue did Bradford leave that might indicate how he felt about the death of his wife?

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

3. Why were passengers in an uproar when they learned they were headed to New England rather than the Hudson River?

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

5. Why did the Pilgrims decide to build a wall around their community?

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

7. 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?

8. How did some of the Indians' oldest people describe the first sight of a European sailing vessel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the Plymouth colony and the Massachusetts Bay colony, and explain why or why not the Pilgrims should have settled at Boston rather than Plymouth.

Essay Topic 2

During their search for a location for their settlement, the Pilgrims found some Indian Corn, and they stole it knowing there might be repercussions. Prepare arguments explaining whether the Pilgrims should or should not have stolen the corn. Are there ever circumstances that make stealing the right course of action?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 8, Pastor John Robinson writes about the ruffling course that the Pilgrims began with the Wessagusett raid. Argue whether Robinson's words proved to be prophetic or did not prove to be prophetic given the ultimate course of New England's history.

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