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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was not long until the colonists began to learn the ____ on the side of the Massachusetts.
(a) Weakness.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Willingness.
(d) Peacefulness.

2. The Dutch were fearful that the ____ would take away their trade if they did not get there first.
(a) English.
(b) Indians.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

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

4. Who ordered Weston's arrest?
(a) Smith.
(b) Standish.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Gorges.

5. It was said that the men soon became corrupted and ____.
(a) Unlawful.
(b) Evil.
(c) Perverse.
(d) Unclean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Conflict over the trade took place between which two tribes?

2. The hire was supposed to cost ____ pound per month.

3. Weston made a deal with the colonist to take a number of what type of animal pelts to England?

4. Allerton is referred to as being a _____ and unscrupulous man.

5. Which of the following disguised himself to trick Bradford into helping his bleak situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine the conflict between the Pequot and the Narragansett.

2. Examine the distress over the growth of the colony and how it came about.

3. Other than Weston, John Peirce also attempted to betray people in the colonies. Examine Peirce's actions.

4. What was the basis of the conflict regarding trade on the Kennebec and Connecticut Rivers?

5. Discuss the arrival of the Reverend Ralph Smith.

6. Weston continues to plague the Pilgrims with his underhanded tactics. Examine Weston's next move.

7. The Pilgrims had trouble raising corn causing a shortage. Discuss Bradford's comments regarding the shortage.

8. Discuss "The Strange Proceedings of Mr. Allerton."

9. Hard times continued to plague the Plymouth. Discuss the resignation of Ralph Smith.

10. Allerton became even more corrupt as time went on Discuss Allerton's actions in England.

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