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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. In 1600 the Wampanoag lived primarily in what two states?
2. When did the Pequot War begin?
3. Sassamon was a Christian minister in what Indian praying town?
4. According to the author, accounts of King Philip's War that were apocalyptic, with some being sermons, were mostly printed where?
5. According to the author, the English were particularly brutal when they attacked the Narragansetts' Great Swamp on what date?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the spiritual views of the Native Americans regarding the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
2. How does the author describe the competition between Increase Mather and William Hubbard in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
3. How is Natural Law and Just War theory described in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
4. How does the author describe the Puritans' impression of America and Native Americans upon arriving in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?
5. How does the author relate King Philip's War to a holy war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?
6. 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?
7. How is literacy in the colonies described in Part One, Language, Chapter 2, The Story of It Printed?
8. How was John Sassamon involved in King Philip's War, as discussed in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the different theories of John Sassamon's murder. Who had the greatest motivation to murder Sassamon? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the accounts of the war written by Increase Mather and William Hubbard. How did these accounts differ?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the English colonial identity and the correlation between that identity and land. How does the author relate these concepts metaphorically?
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