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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 did Thomas Morton build instead of a wall?

2. What man was one of the first New Englanders to embrace the wilderness?

3. Who decided to escape the sorry settlement of Wessagusett and find his way to Plymouth?

4. In Chapter 9, where did Miles Standish travel to pick up some corn?

5. What English woman was taken captive in Lancaster?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were the Indians cut out of the New England real estate market?

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

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

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

6. Why were the Massachusetts planning to attack Wessagusett and Plymouth?

7. What happened to the Narragansett fort?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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