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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. Who was fiercely competitive with William Hubbard and even campaigned to discredit Hubbard's account of the war?

2. When was A Brief History of the War with the Indians in New-England published?

3. Increase Mather was a Puritan minister who was involved with the administration of what college?

4. Passaconaway was believed to have been born between 1550 and when?

5. William Hubbard was the pastor of the Congregational church located where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What publication did Nathaniel Saltonstall write of the war? How is it described in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

2. What motivations and ethics are described of the Indian tribes for the war in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

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

4. What theories does the author describe for the murder of John Sassamon in Part One, Language, Chapter 1, Beware of Any Linguist?

5. How did the loss of property impact the Puritans, as discussed in Part Two, War, Chapter 3, Habitations of Cruelty?

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. 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?

8. How did the actions of the English impact the Native American people, according to the author in the Prologue?

9. What was problematic for the Puritans in their plight to maintain a civil identity, as discussed in the Prologue?

10. What did the colonists believe of the Indian powwaws? How did this shape their view of the war, as discussed in Chapter 4, Where is Your O God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nathaniel Saltonstall and his "True but Brief Account of our Losses." When and where was Nathaniel Saltonstall born? What was his involvement in the war?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the different theories of John Sassamon's murder. Who had the greatest motivation to murder Sassamon? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Narragansetts' attack on Providence and the reasons given for the attack. Why did Roger Williams feel betrayed by the attack?

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