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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 pastor in Watertown and Winthrop's neighbor back in England caused problems by teaching that the Roman Catholic Church was a legitimate body of Christians?

2. Anne Hutchinson is said to have gained a wide acquaintance in Boston by serving as what, according to the author in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?

3. Where had Roger Williams studied divinity?

4. According to the king’s charter for the Massachusetts Bay Company, it was ordained that the freemen of the company were to elect a governor, deputy governor, and how many “assistants” every year?

5. When did the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony finally order Roger Williams to leave the colony within six weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Roger Williams go when he left Plymouth? Where did he begin a church and start to gain power, according to the author in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?

2. When did Anne and William Hutchinson arrive in New England? How does the author describe them in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?

3. 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”?

4. What did the representatives learn when they studied the charter in Chapter 8: “Leniency Rebuked”?

5. What problems arose in the Massachusetts colony as a result of the outbreak of the English Civil War?

6. Why did John Winthrop’s choice regarding the English Civil War prove to be advantageous to the Puritans, as discussed by the author in Chapter 12: “New England or Old”?

7. How does the author describe the changes in the colony during the years when John Winthrop was overthrown as governor in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?

8. What decision did John Winthrop make regarding the English Civil War? Why?

9. How does the author describe Anne Hutchinson’s Antinomian beliefs in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?

10. What power did the clergy have in the Massachusetts settlement, according to the author in Chapter 11: “The New England Way”?

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

Discuss John Winthrop’s conversion from the Anglican faith to the more radical Puritan beliefs. Where did John first encounter Puritanism? How many Puritans lived and preached in England during this time period? What influenced the spread of Puritanism in Europe?

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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