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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ of the nuclear families consisted of only a husband and wife.
(a) One-fourth.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-fifth.

2. What is also increasing between industries?
(a) Employee swapping.
(b) Competition.
(c) Agreements.
(d) Compromises.

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

4. After 1760 and the end of the war in North America, what happens to the colonies?
(a) They shrink.
(b) They expand.
(c) They become less risky.
(d) They stay the same.

5. In the pre-Revolutionary years, many people emigrated from where?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) The British mainland.
(d) The European continent.

6. Building in general accounts for much of the recruitment of artisans from where?
(a) France.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) Abroad.

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

8. Was it new that North America had been seen as a place of refuge?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

9. In New York and North Carolina, over eighty-five percent of migrants were Scots and were more likely to be __________.
(a) Farmers.
(b) Artisans.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Merchants.

10. What region has only a small need for additional workers?
(a) Florida.
(b) New England.
(c) Maine.
(d) The South.

11. Is child labor popular in the silk industry at this time?
(a) In some regions.
(b) At the beginning of the century.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

12. In the provinces, is there mass exodus anywhere in Britain?
(a) Some.
(b) In some provinces.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

13. How many ironworks are operating in the colonies at this time?
(a) Over 200.
(b) Over 100.
(c) Over 150.
(d) Over 250.

14. After registering, were vessels free to pick up passengers without registering them?
(a) Only ten passengers.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Maybe.

15. The magnitude of these developments was __________________ in these years than they had been in the preceding years.
(a) Greater.
(b) Less than.
(c) The same.
(d) Slightly less.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reports from the customs officials show 9,868 individuals leaving for North America from December, 1773 to March, 1776. Why must this number must be adjusted?

2. Do there appear to be concentrations of indentured servants in particular occupations settling in certain colonies?

3. The English migrants most often went to Pennsylvania, Maryland and ________.

4. Of the 8,613 emigrants whose sex was registered, about ____________ are males?

5. What types of groups of emigrants leave steadily over the months for North America?

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