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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Revered entered into a partnership with which of the following:
(a) Carver.
(b) Gorges.
(c) Weston.
(d) Oldham.

2. Which of the following disguised himself to trick Bradford into helping his bleak situation?
(a) Standish.
(b) Weston.
(c) Smith.
(d) Blackwell.

3. What was the rank of John Stone?
(a) Captain.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) General.
(d) Major.

4. What was the main purpose of the ship?
(a) Transport.
(b) Trade.
(c) Protection.
(d) Recreation.

5. In the end, Allerton ended up _____ the majority of the items that did not belong to him.
(a) Squandering.
(b) Keeping.
(c) Selling.
(d) Trading.

6. The "sad straits" were caused by a lack of skills in the ability to _____ their goods.
(a) Stockpile.
(b) Store.
(c) Distribute.
(d) Ration.

7. Instead of returning to New England with the person/object, Allerton opted to go to which British city?
(a) Ipswich.
(b) Bristol.
(c) London.
(d) Blackpool.

8. As a result of their weaknesses the colonists began to die from which of the folliowing:
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Stavation.

9. The population led to an excess of corn and ____.
(a) Cattle.
(b) Barley.
(c) Dairy products.
(d) Wheat.

10. The man's plan was to do which of the following:
(a) Steal land from the Massachusetts.
(b) Take over the colonies.
(c) Oust Bradford as governor.
(d) Steal food from Plymouth Plantation.

11. It was discovered afterward that the locusts had nothing to do with the deaths, that the deaths were actually caused by which of the following:
(a) Consumption.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Diptheria.

12. One of the things Allerton was supposed to do was to hire a ____.
(a) Ship.
(b) Agriculture specialist.
(c) Farm manager.
(d) Tradesman.

13. Weston is eventually called up on how many charges?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

14. In 1634 this tribe started a feud with the _____.
(a) Narragansetts.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Pequot.
(d) Cherokee.

15. The conflict was eventually settled by governors Prence and _____.
(a) Dudley.
(b) Donaldson.
(c) Dunbar.
(d) Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pelts were taken to England?

2. Bradford skips over some of the events, including the election of the new governor, Thomas ______, and the activities of Allerton.

3. Which person finally returned from England with cargo including cattle and letters from England?

4. It seemed that the people on one of the plantations were doomed from the start. Fortunately some of them were saved by which person?

5. It was not long until the colonists began to learn the ____ on the side of the Massachusetts.

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