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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 was Massasoit sick?

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

3. How many acres of land had to be deforested in a year for a town of two hundred homes?

4. What ability had the Pilgrims temporarily ruined after the Wessagusett raid?

5. What nation did Massasoit establish during the years after the Wessagussett raid?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Philip want the English to draw first blood?

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

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

5. Why in the early 1640s did the Great Migration come to an end?

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

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

8. Describe the conditions at the colony of Wessagusett.

9. Why did Thomas Morton represent everything the Pilgrims had come to America to escape?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A common theme throughout the book is the Puritan belief that everything in life happens for a reason. Explain this belief, how it affected the Puritan's daily lives, and show examples of incidents the Puritans believed occurred because God made them occur.

Essay Topic 2

The author states that there are two possible responses to a world gripped by terror and contention. The first to get mad and get even, and the second is to use coercion rather than slaughter. Explain these two responses to an enemy and compare individuals in the book who used these responses. Does one way get better results? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Some might say it is contradictory for people with strong religious beliefs to use violence to suit their purposes. Argue why you think it was or was not contradictory for the Pilgrims to use violence. Use specific examples from the book to support your argument.

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