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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 name of Anne Hutchinson’s brother-in-law that was a minister whom she admired?
2. The author asserts in the beginning of Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed” that “As long as Winthrop held the reins of government he held them” how?
3. What was Anne Hutchinson’s maiden name?
4. In 1629, Roger Williams was chaplain to whom in Essex?
5. The amount of debts that John Winthrop ended up with as a result of James Luxford’s actions was how much, according to the author in Chapter 12: “New England or Old”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ordinance does the author describe Nathaniel Ward as having introduced in Chapter 11: “The New England Way”?
2. What was innovative and potentially controversial about the system of government established by Winthrop and his associates, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?
3. When did Anne and William Hutchinson arrive in New England? How does the author describe them in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?
4. Why did John Winthrop want to retire from government in 1640, according to the author in Chapter 12: “New England or Old”?
5. How does the author describe Anne Hutchinson’s Antinomian beliefs in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?
6. What were John Winthrop’s feelings about Roger Williams, according to the author in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?
7. What did the representatives learn when they studied the charter in Chapter 8: “Leniency Rebuked”?
8. When did Roger Williams come to New England? How was his arrival in the colony described in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?
9. What was the impact of the dispute between John Winthrop and the representatives regarding the stipulations of the charter, as seen in Chapter 8: “Leniency Rebuked”?
10. What type of government did the Massachusetts Bay Company charter entitle the officers to establish for the colony, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the social, economic, and career elements of John Winthrop’s life in London in his twenties and thirties. How does the author characterize Winthrop’s one year of marriage to his second wife? When did John marry Margaret Tyndal? Why did her family initially oppose the marriage?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the preparations that John Winthrop was left in charge of as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company prior to departure. What role did Winthrop play in securing passengers, provisions, etc.? How did he go about these tasks? How difficult were the tasks?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the freedoms granted by the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter regarding the establishment of government in the settlement. What did the charter stipulate in terms of meetings of the governing body? How was “government” defined in terms of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches we have today?
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