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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 was the profession of Adam Winthrop prior to his purchase of the confiscated monastery at Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk?

2. How old was John Winthrop when he married his first wife?

3. What is the approximate distance between London, England, and Boston, Massachusetts?

4. Where did John Winthrop set up his headquarters when he moved the colony into the bay, according to the narrator in Chapter 5: “Survival”?

5. In what year did John Winthrop’s second wife die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the Puritans’ perception of sin and the punishment of sin in the New World in Chapter 6: “A Special Commission”?

2. Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company when the company members met to discuss the charter in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”? What plans were made at this meeting?

3. What various problems did John Winthrop address as leader of the colonists after their arrival, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Survival”?

4. How did John Winthrop perceive the growing corruption within the English government, according to the author in Chapter 2: “Evil and Declining Times”?

5. What arguments did the Massachusetts Bay Company make regarding settlement in the New World in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?

6. How does the author describe the popular perception of colonization of the New World during the 1620s in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?

7. How is John Winthrop’s family described in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”? What was John’s father’s profession?

8. How does the author describe the journey of John Winthrop’s fleet in Chapter 5: “Survival”? Where did the fleet cast anchor in America?

9. How does the author describe the beliefs of the Puritans when John Winthrop converted in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”?

10. What official statement did John Winthrop’s party pen prior to their departure, according to the author in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss His Majesty’s Court of Wards and Liveries. When was the Court of Wards and Liveries established? What was its purpose? How did the court evolve by the time that Winthrop worked there as an attorney? What did Winthrop think of his work at the court?

Essay Topic 2

Examine and discuss the regulations of Puritan society established in the early days of the settlement in Boston. Why were Puritans forbidden from living alone? How was the treatment of non-Puritans different than that of followers? What did the Puritans do when they weren’t working – for “fun”? How frequently did the Puritans attend church?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Arbella and the voyage of John Winthrop’s fleet to New England. How many ships were in the fleet? How many passengers? What other provisions were provided? Where did the passengers eat and sleep? How many died on the voyage?

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