Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony were also called Separatists because
they:
a. | withdrew from the Church of England | c. | Survived the harshness of the New
World | b. | Hoped to purify the Church of England from within | d. | Did not associate with the Massachussetts Bay
Colony |
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2.
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In order to ensure a well educated church and people, the Puritans
founded:
a. | William and Mary College | c. | Harvard
University | b. | Princeton University | d. | Kansas State University |
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Short Answer
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3.
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What was the name of the first English settlement in
America?
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4.
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What was the name of the first successful English settlement in America?
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5.
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What are the five basic beliefs that guided the Puritan religion?
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6.
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Why did the Puritans come to America?
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7.
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What is the title of the first book published in
America?
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8.
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Why did the Puritans believe in free, public education?
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9.
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What is the name of the settlement that John Smith helped to establish in
America?
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10.
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What hardships did the colonists face in the new harsh land?
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11.
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What did John Smith say the colonists had to eat in the first few months in the
new land?
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12.
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What was John Smith doing when he was captured by the Indians and threatened
with death?
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13.
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Which part of John Smith’s “The General History of Virginia”
do some critics believe never happened?
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14.
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What was the name of the young Indian girl who John Smith says saved his
life?
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15.
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In what year and month was the Puritan colony at Plymouth established?
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16.
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What were some of the hardships the Pilgrims faced on their trip across the
Atlantic?
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17.
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Who were the two Indians that helped save the Pilgrims at Plymouth?
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18.
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Approximately how many people died during the first four months the pilgrims
were at Plymouth?
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19.
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What six conditions did the Indians and the Pilgrims agree upon that governed
their relationship with one another for almost 30 years?
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20.
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What is the name of the document the Pilgrims drew up to govern their lives in
Plymouth when they realized they were not in Virginia?
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21.
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From Jonathon Edward’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,”
what is the name of the church rule that Edward’s is complaining about in his
sermon”
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22.
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Give three images that Jonathon Edwards uses to create fear in the minds of his
audience.
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23.
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What is the only thing according to Edwards that is keeping sinners from falling
into the fiery pits of Hell?
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24.
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After frightening the sinners in the church listening to his sermon, Edwards
changes his emphasis and tells the congregation how they can save themselves from Hell. What does
Edwards tell them?
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25.
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What was the “Great Awakening?”
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26.
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What was the main reason Cotton Mather wrote his essay “The Wonders of the
Invisible World?”
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27.
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What is Martha Carrier accused of in this trial?
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28.
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What was three of the examples of evidence presented against Martha Carrier in
court?
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29.
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What were three reasons that might have led to the witch trials at Salem in 1691
and 1692?
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30.
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From the memorandum at the of the “Trials at Salem,” what did the
Devil supposedly promise Martha Carrier?
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