_c_. What is meant by toleration? Who would be excluded by the Maryland Toleration Act? _d_. Describe the likenesses and the differences between Virginia and Maryland. CHAPTER 6 §§ 42-47.--_a_. Describe the voyage of the _Mayflower_. _b_. What was the object of the Mayflower Compact? _c_. Describe the Pilgrims' search for a place of settlement. _d_. Read Bradford's account of the first winter at Plymouth. _e_. What did Squanto do for the Pilgrims? §§ 48-50.--_a_. What advantages did the founders of Massachusetts have over those of New Plymouth? _b_. Look up the history of England, 1630-40, and say why so many colonists came to New England in those years. _c_. On what matters did Roger Williams disagree with the rulers of Massachusetts? _d_. How are Williams's ideas as to religious freedom regarded now? _e_. Why was Mrs. Hutchinson expelled from Massachusetts? §§ 51-54.--_a_. How did the Pequod War affect the colonists on the Connecticut? _b_. What is a constitution? Why did the Connecticut people feel the need of one? Why is the Connecticut constitution famous? _c_. Why did the New Haven settlers found a separate colony? §§ 55, 56.--_a_. What two parties were fighting in England? _b_. Give all the reasons for the formation of the New England Confederation. What were the effects of this union? _c_. Compare the industries of New England with those of Virginia. CHAPTER 7 §§ 57-59.--_a_. Why did the Dutch East India Company wish a northern route to India? _b_. Describe Hudson's and Champlain's expeditions, and compare their treatment of the Iroquois. _c_. What attracted the Dutch to the region discovered by Hudson? §§ 60-62.--_a_. What was the object of the Dutch West India Company? What privileges did the patroons have? _b_. Describe the career of Kieft. What were the results of his treatment of the Indians? _c_. What kind of a governor was Stuyvesant? Why was he unpopular? § 63.--_a_. In what European war were the Swedes and the Dutch engaged? _b_. On what land did the Swedes settle? _c_. Describe how New Sweden was joined to New Netherland. GENERAL QUESTIONS _a_. Mark on a map in colors the lands settled by the different European nations. _b_. Note the position of the Dutch with reference to the English, and explain the importance of such position. _c_. Give one fact about each of the colonies, and state why you think it important. _d_. Give one fact which especially interests you in connection with each colony, and explain your interest. _e_. In which colony would you have liked to live, and why? TOPICS FOR SPECIAL WORK _a_. Champlain's place in American history (Parkman's _Pioneers_). _b_. The First American Legislature and its work (Hart's _Contemporaries_, I., No. 65). _c_. Why did the Pilgrims come to America? (Bradford's _Plymouth_). _d_. Arrange a table of the several settlements similar to that described on page 18.