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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. Who insisted that the Indians were the legal owners of their lands?

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

3. What did Winslow designate Thursday, June 24, 1675?

4. What type of a new American came into being after King Philip's War?

5. Who became the first English mayor of Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the Narragansett fort?

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

5. How did Standish kill Wituwamat and Pecksuot?

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

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

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

9. Describe the conditions at the colony of Wessagusett.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Massasoit's first impulse was to curse the Pilgrims. Explain the people, fears, or events that led him to befriend the Pilgrims rather than cursing them.

Essay Topic 2

The author states that when violence and fear grip a society, it is easy to demonize the enemy as justification for violent actions. Discuss how the Pilgrims and/or the Indians justified violence by demonizing one another throughout the many conflicts that occurred between the groups.

Essay Topic 3

The Pilgrims believed that God played a role in their destiny, but they also did not hesitate to do whatever needed to be done to take charge of their own destiny. Explain incidents that demonstrate how the Pilgrims took charge of their own destiny.

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