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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. Regarding the use of alcohol, the Puritans imposed a self-denying ordinance that forbade what?
3. Where was land first sighted aboard the ships of John Winthrop, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Survival”?
4. John Winthrop worked in London as counsel to a Parliamentary committee engaged in drafting legislation, and following this, he was appointed what government job?
5. What was the name of the London apothecary that John Winthrop’s older sister Anne married?
Short Essay Questions
1. What “technical oversight” allowed the Massachusetts Bay Company greater freedom from the crown, according to the author in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”?
2. What controversies and disputes did John Winthrop have to oversee before the company’s departure, according to the author in Chapter 4: “The Way to a New England”?
3. How does the author describe John Winthrop’s education in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”? When did John Winthrop leave school and marry?
4. How did the travels of John Winthrop’s sons influence his opinions of settlement in the New World, according to the author in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?
5. How did the Puritans of the late 16th and early 17th Centuries feel about the state of the government in England, according to the author in Chapter 2: “Evil and Declining Times”?
6. How does the author describe the journey of John Winthrop’s fleet in Chapter 5: “Survival”? Where did the fleet cast anchor in America?
7. How does the author describe the early Puritan establishment of churches in Chapter 6: “A Special Commission”?
8. What caused the tensions within Puritanism in the 1610s and 1620s, according to the author in Chapter 1: “The Taming of the Heart”?
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 arguments did the Massachusetts Bay Company make regarding settlement in the New World in Chapter 3: “A Shelter and a Hiding Place”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the biography, work, and beliefs of Thomas Dudley. What was Dudley’s role in the governing body of the Massachusetts Colony? What led to the animosity between Dudley and Winthrop? How did this rivalry affect government and government policy in the colony?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss John Winthrop’s inner conflicts regarding colonization in the New World. What did Winthrop see as the positive elements of leaving England? What were the negative elements of the colonization to Winthrop? How did the interest of Emmanuel Downing influence Winthrop’s position?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss John Winthrop’s initial election as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Who voted in this election? Why was Winthrop chosen? What qualities did the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony see in Winthrop that they felt would qualify him for a leadership position?
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