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A People's History of Massachusetts

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A Peoples History of Massachusetts game quiz
""Special Edition" of history you will rarely find in a textbook. This quiz will focus on Massachusetts history from Howard Zinn's book, "A People's History of the United States"."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What did the Puritans NOT use as an excuse to take land from the Native Americans?
    The Mayflower Compact
    Claiming the Native Americans had a natural right, but not a civil right
    Psalms 2:8 from the Bible
    The murder of a white trader and kidnapper of Indians


2. Between 1687 and 1770 what happened to the percentage of poor adult males in Boston, which Zinn defines as those who owned no property.
    Decreased from 29% (1687) to 14% (1770)
    Decreased from 89% (1770) to 2% (1687)
    Increased from 2% (1687) to 89% (1770)
    Increased from 14% (1687) to 29% (1770)


3. Zinn states that "By 1787 there was not only a positive need for strong central government to protect the large economic interests, but also immediate fear of rebellion by discontented farmers" (Zinn, p.91). What 1786 Massachusetts event does Zinn cite as being the main reason for the fear of rebellion?
    Bacon's Rebellion
    Plymouth Rock Rebellion
    Boston Rebellion
    Shays Rebellion


4. Which is NOT true of Anne Hutchinson?
    She "defied" the church fathers of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
    When she was banished, she went to Vermont.
    When she left Massachusetts 35 families followed her.
    She was put on trial for heresy and challenging the government.


5. In what city in 1834, when a woman was fired from her job, did other women leave their looms? (One of them even climbed the town pump and made a women's rights speech).
    Boston
    Gardner
    Cambridge
    Lowell


6. What was the "Lowell system"?
    A system where all male workers were replaced with female workers when they left their jobs.
    Having young female workers living in dormitories.
    An early assembly line system.
    Giving workers a month each year of vacation time to rest, to make them more productive.


7. In what Massachusetts city did the largest strike prior to the Civil War in the United States take place?
    Boston
    Marblehead
    Lowell
    Lynn


8. Which is NOT true of Fall River, Massachusetts in the 1800s?
    The women refused to take a 10% wage cut.
    Women weavers formed an independent union from men weavers.
    The women refused to take a 10% wage cut.
    3,500 looms were brought to a halt.


9. What took place in Boston during the civil rights era of the 20th century?
    Busing of black children to white schools
    Large amounts of money was invested to improve public schools.
    Martin Luther King frequently made speeches in Boston.
    All children were required to attend public elementary schools.


10. Since this quiz is about both Massachusetts and Zinn, it seems fitting to ask, what Massachusetts school has Zinn taught at, according to his biography?
    Boston University
    MIT
    Harvard
    Amherst


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