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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 type of church was formed by the group?

2. What were the names of the first people married in the new colony?

3. The group decided to leave the city and relocate to which area?

4. How many people were left with the brunt of the responsibility?

5. What percentage of the people in the company died shortly after the development of the new government?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the period referred to as "The Starting Time."

2. Discuss the first meeting between the Pilgrims and the Indians. Who were the first to make contact?

3. What caused the Separatists to leave Amsterdam? Where did the group go?

4. Why did the Separatists choose to go to Holland? What prompted the group to move ahead with the plan?

5. What was the purpose and the context of the pact made between Massasoit and the Pilgrims?

6. What was the newly formed identity of the professors?

7. What does the text say about the poor, and sometimes fatal, treatment of those that dared to go up against the Church?

8. Bradford repeats a passage of the document, one which gives the basis of the new government as well as its aim and goals. What is the passage quoted?

9. Bradford quotes Socrates in regards to the treatment of the professors. What does Bradford say?

10. Explain the new reign of James I and the consequences for the Separatists.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Separatists were at the mercy of the British monarchy before they went to Holland. Although the official policies never changed the behaviors of the monarchs varied widely. Discuss the official policy held by the church and monarchy regarding the Separatists. Compare and contrast the treatment of the Separatists under the rule of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth I, and King James I. Which was the most tolerant? Which was responsible for the most amount of persecution? Also discuss who was in power when the Separatists officially formed and who was in power when they fled the country.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Bradford chose to write the history of Plymouth Plantation in third person rather than in a first person account? Do you think Bradford was attempting to create an accurate historical document? What was the purpose of writing the account? What other accounts of Plymouth Plantation exist? Cite references and sources.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the following leaders: Bradford, Brewster, and Standish. Which has the most experience in operating a colony or a similar type of entity? Which is the strongest leader?

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