2. Nathaniel Saltonstall was selected as a judge for what specific court responsible for the trial and sentence of people for the crime of witchcraft in Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials?

3. What region was the main site of conflict during King Philip's War?

4. The colonists lost about how many men in the Great Swamp Fight?

5. Metacomet was a war chief or sachem of what Indian tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were most of the accounts of the war published, according to the author in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed? How are the accounts described?

2. How did Nathaniel Saltonstall describe the war in relation to the body, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

3. In what regard is John Pynchon discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?

4. When did King Philip's War begin, according to the author in the Prologue? What tribes were involved?

5. Describe the methods of news and communication within the colonies, as discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed. How reliable were news sources?

6. What does the author say regarding literacy as a tool in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

7. How does the author describe the portrayal of Native Americans among the colonists in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

8. How does the author describe the English identity of the colonists in 1676 in the Prologue of The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity?

9. What reasons did the Narragansetts give for their attack on Providence, as described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

10. Who was accused of the murder of John Sassamon? How does the author describe Metacom's reaction in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Wampanoags, Narragansetts, Nipmuchs, Pocomtucks, Abenakis, Mohegan, Pequot, Mohawk and Christian Indians. What were the relationships between these tribes like prior to the colonization of America?