Question 1
Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony of
A. Connecticut.
B. Vermont.
C. Maine.
D. New Hampshire.
E. Rhode Island.
Question 2
Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society
A. as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.
B. as worth preserving.
C. with fear and contempt.
D. with condescending admiration.
E. as part of the godly community.
Question 3
The Massachusetts Bay Puritans
A. created a colonial theocracy.
B. lived as grim and joyless people.
C. took vows of poverty as evidence of their commitment to their faith.
D. fought with the surrounding Indians almost immediately.
E. introduced freedom of worship to the New World.
Question 4
The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony
A. established their capital in Salem.
B. were given their colonial charter by Charles II.
C. took over what had been a royal colony.
D. were led by Miles Standish.
E. carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.
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Question 5
King Charles I's treatment of Puritans could be characterized as
A. unlikely to involve imprisonment for religious beliefs.
B. relatively tolerant.
C. more likely to advance Puritan thought in England.
D. governed by economic motives.
E. extremely hostile.