The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Final Test - Hard

Jill Lepore
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The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Test | Final Test - Hard

Jill Lepore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where was Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags originally performed?

2. When was Benjamin Church born?

3. Over how many Native Americans had died during King Philip's War?

4. Edwin Forrest made his first stage appearance on November 27, 1820, at what theater?

5. The rock on the shore of Mount Hope Bay may have been etched by what tribe of Indians who visited New England to work out land claims and made a pilgrimage to Mount Hope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the rock symbolically represent, according to the author in the Epilogue, The Rock?

2. What issues did the colonists have with distinguishing captured Indians, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

3. How does the author describe cultural revivals among the Indians in Epilogue, The Rock?

4. What view did Bartholomew de Las Casas have regarding Indian slavery, as described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

5. What does the author conclude regarding American identity in the Epilogue, The Rock?

6. How is Metacom's memorial described in the Epilogue, The Rock? When was it discovered?

7. How is the aftermath of the war described amongst the colonists in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

8. What argument did John Eliot make against Indian slavery, as discussed in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

9. How is the Indian slave trade described in Part Three, Bondage, Chapter 6, A Dangerous Merchandise?

10. How does the author describe the treatment of Philip's body in Part Four, Memory, Chapter 7, That Blasphemous Leviathan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Puritan colonists in America. When were the colonies formed and what relationship did the English have with the Native Americans upon arriving?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the murder of John Sassamon and the subsequent trial of Mattashunannamo, Tobias, and Wampapaquan. How did this event contribute to the beginning of King Philip's War?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the perception of King Philip's War from the English colonists who were not immediately involved in the conflict. How did colonists learn of the battles and events?

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