How is William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" different from John Smith's "A Description of New England?"

Smith discussed the advantage of the New World while Bradford discussed the hardships of settling the New World.

Bradford wanted to persuade people to come to the New World, but Smith wanted to warn them of dangers.

They were actually very similar in describing the New World for the people of England.

Bradford's settled the New World for profit, but Smith only wanted fame.

Which is NOT true of Squanto?

He was the first Indian the settelrs met.

He taught the settlers to plan seeds

He lived with the settlers until he died.

Which of the following is NOT one of the six treaty rules established between the Native Americans and the settlers according to Bradford?

Either group could kill theives and tresspasers/

Neither group should hurt anyone from the other group.

Anything taken by either group should be replaced.

Both groups would help fight others who warred against them.

Which of the following does Bradford mention in his journal?

Food eventually became plentiful after much hard work.

Some of the settlers married into the native tribes.

The settlers found gold and silver in the mountains.

The previous governor, John Carver, was captured by a native tribe.

The Native Americans were important to the colonists because they

Helped the colonists make clothes

Learned to use the colonists weapons

When Bradford calls Squanto “a special instrument sent of God,” it is clear that he

believed all that happened was guided by God.

suspected that Squanto was not yet a Christian.

felt Native Americans were primitive people.

believed all that happened was left up to fate.

In Equiano's captivity narrative, the conditions of the enslaved people in the ship’s hold are descibed as being

suffocating and stinking, with minimal food

cramped but sanitary, with plenty of food

dangerous because of frequent storms

deadly because of the a tuberculosis epidemic

How is Equiano’s emphasis on the smells aboard the ship important to the development of his central ideas?

It emphasizes the inhumane conditions the slaves were forced to endure at the hands of European cruelty

It suggests that sanitation on the ship was not as much a priority for the Europeans as was profit

It implies that the slaves were kept dirty so as to degrade their sense of selfworth and make enslavement easier.

It highlights how primitive hygienic standards were in the 18th century.

The best evidence that many of the crew members are motivated by cruelty as well as profit is that they —

refuse to let captives eat fish, which the crew has in abundance

refuse to let sick people come up onto the deck

keep the enslaved people from knowing their destination

force Equiano to look through a quadrant

Upon arrival in Barbados, Equiano and his fellow passengers are —

herded up like cattle and sold at auction

released from confinement and given small farms

reunited with their family members

What can you tell from reading Equiano’s narrative about his later life that is not explicitly mentioned in it?

At some point, he must have gotten an education.

In time, he would be reunited with his sister.

Eventually, he would be sold to a slaveowner in America

He would never again return to Africa.

Part A - What is Equiano's likely purpose for inlcuding dialogue in his narrative "Olaudah Equiano Recalls the Middle Passage"?

To illustrate how much the slaves were torn from their own culture and forced into a brutal and unfamiliar one.

To demonstrate Equiano’s lack of knowledge about European customs due to living in an isolated part of the continent.

To suggest that Equiano was impressed by the Europeans’ advanced technology

To highlight the Europeans’ lack of concern in explaining their intentions for the slaves and the plan for their transport.

Part B - Which of the following quotations supports the anwer to Part A?

“my present situation, which was filled with horrors of every kind, still heightened by my ignorance of what I was to undergo”

“my native country, or even the least glimpse of hope of gaining the shore, which I now considered as friendly”

“I therefore wished much to be from amongst them”

“We did not know what to think of this”

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not mentioned in "A Description of New England" by John Smith?

One can work three days a week and have plenty of money

A person can catch 300 Cod in one day.

There are plenty of animals to hunt.

Sometimes the winters are harsh, but people can survive them.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an advantage Smith mentions?

no landlord to charge high rent

freedom to set up a democracy

possibility of finding gold and silver

converting savages to Christianity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Smith's purpose in writing "A Description of New England"

To warn settlers of the dangers of teh New World

To convince people to revolt against the king.

To explain how joint stock companies work.

To persuade people to settle in the New World

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whom does John Smith target to settle in the New World?

A. teen orphans

B. young married couples

C. elderly widows

D. wealthy men

A and B

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which needs/wants of man is the only one Smith does NOT focus on in his writing?

food

money

love

pride

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Smith wrote about Pocahontas saving him from whom?

Chief Joseph

Sitting Bull

Chief Powhatan

Crazy Horse

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which settlement is John Smith creidted with establishing?

Jamestown, Virgina

Roanoke, Virginia

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Massachuesetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts

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Narrative Test

Which of the following is not mentioned in "A Description of New England" by John Smith?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage Smith mentions?

What is Smith's purpose in writing "A Description of New England"

Whom does John Smith target to settle in the New World?

Which needs/wants of man is the only one Smith does NOT focus on in his writing?

Smith wrote about Pocahontas saving him from whom?

Which settlement is John Smith creidted with establishing?

How is William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" different from John Smith's "A Description of New England?"

Bradford's colony rode on what ship to the New World?

How many years did Bradford serve as governor of Plymouth Colony?

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