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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3 Searching for the Facts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Earl of Hillsborough grasp?
(a) The weaknesses found in the colonies.
(b) The implications of the westward expansion and emigration.
(c) The positive effects expansion has on Great Britain.
(d) The importance of the colonies.

2. During this time, there was also an array of lobbyists working for land speculators and western trading interests, led by whom?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Moore.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. This raw data that is collected by English and Scottish port officials is sent where?
(a) To one customs board in London.
(b) To three customs boards in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin.
(c) To two customs boards in London and Edinburgh.
(d) To one customs board in Edinburgh.

4. What happens to the bill for which the Earl of Hillsborough fought?
(a) It is considered.
(b) It is accepted.
(c) It is defeated.
(d) It is modified.

5. These characteristics are shared with other societies, but is America's way of life unique?
(a) No.
(b) A little.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not very.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the pre-Revolutionary years, many people emigrated from where?

2. What information is sometimes estimated by the customs officials?

3. At this time, most individuals concerned with emigration focused on what?

4. Into where does the population of the colonies spread?

5. Was it new that North America had been seen as a place of refuge?

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