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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 5 Identities and Motivations: The Dual Emigration.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. _________ of the nuclear families consisted of only a husband and wife.
(a) One-fourth.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-fifth.
(d) One-third.
2. What is Bailyn's first impression of British life in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
(a) One of simplicity as a few hundred people move to London and a few other ports of exit.
(b) One of complexity as thousands of people in every region of the country move to ports of exit.
(c) One of simplicity as only those in England move to London, the port of exit.
(d) One of complexity as tens of thousands of people in every region in Europe moves to ports of exit.
3. Of the 8,613 emigrants whose sex was registered, about ____________ are males?
(a) Three-fourths.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-half.
4. The largest occupation category is what?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Artisans, craftsmen, or workers trained in specific skills.
(c) Businessmen.
(d) Politicians.
5. The ages of the emigrants tended to concentrate around what ages?
(a) 30-34.
(b) 20-24.
(c) 25-30.
(d) 10-15.
Short Answer Questions
1. Eighteenth century America was _____________________________.
2. What is the result of this collection?
3. At this time, most individuals concerned with emigration focused on what?
4. More children below the age of ten and more _________________ departed from Scotland.
5. Do the concerns over the settlement of western lands and emigration from Britain to the colonies play a role in the early efforts of the British government to establish and shape policies on the western lands?
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