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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made this form of payment difficult?
(a) All banks may not cash the check.
(b) The seller has to estimate the worth of the trade goods.
(c) The money may not be accepted everywhere.
(d) The bills may get lost.

2. When Britain took over Nova Scotia, what did it do with the settlers there?
(a) They taught them English.
(b) They forced their culture on them.
(c) They deported the entire Acadian population to various points south.
(d) The imprisoned them.

3. Later investigations of West Florida would show what?
(a) The wooded forests.
(b) The sandy and infertile beaches.
(c) The rich delta lands.
(d) The dangerous swampland.

4. To find the types of workers that were needed, merchants and their agents relied on public notifications. What are important focuses of these notifications?
(a) Opera houses.
(b) Theatrical houses.
(c) Brothels.
(d) Public houses.

5. There are successes in land speculation and, as more British become aware of the opportunities, what happens?
(a) The small group of entrepreneurs make money.
(b) Certification programs become available to become speculators.
(c) More entrepreneurs try to put together ventures.
(d) Many people want help from these speculators.

6. In 1772, what does De Brahm present to the King?
(a) A large sum of money.
(b) A present.
(c) A huge map.
(d) A special dinner.

7. What do buyers also have to consider when making a purchase?
(a) Encumbrances like other family members and the character of the servants.
(b) The personality of the servant.
(c) The intelligence of the servant.
(d) Age and gender.

8. The managers often fleeced applicants and sometimes did what to poor women?
(a) Fired them.
(b) Ignored them.
(c) Stole from them.
(d) Trapped them in prostitution.

9. Where do these first settlers go?
(a) The fertile land around Lake Okeechobee.
(b) The sandy beaches along the Atlantic.
(c) The fertile upper valley of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers.
(d) The swampland found along what is now called Aligator Alley.

10. From where is James Hogg?
(a) Dublin in Ireland.
(b) Edinburgh in Scottland.
(c) East Lothian in the Scottish Highlands.
(d) East Lothian in the Scottish Lowlands.

11. The Register documents how many emigrant voyages from this village, containing 155 emigrants, in total?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

12. What accounts for a major part of the migration to North America in the Register?
(a) The demand for labor before 1760.
(b) The lack of labor available after 1760.
(c) The lack of need for labor after 1760.
(d) The demand for labor after 1760.

13. What do these unscrupulous recruiters do to impoverished victims?
(a) They induce them to lessen their debt by selling their valuables.
(b) They induce them to pile up debts for housing.
(c) They induce them to pile up debts for food, clothing, and drink.
(d) They induce them to end debt by working hard.

14. Besides not making money quickly, why else does a seller not want the "goods" to remain in his care?
(a) They are tired of the servants.
(b) They have no work for the servants.
(c) They have to feed, clothe, and house the servants.
(d) They will want to keep the servants.

15. What land is the most attractive in Nova Scotia?
(a) The land along the Bay of Fundy.
(b) The land along the Hudson River.
(c) The land along the Atlantic Ocean.
(d) The land along the border with Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. The population of this colony and surrounding islands, although small, is what?

2. The beginning point for this migration was where?

3. What does the Register also record?

4. In the period before the American Revolution, what is the northeastern most point in the arc of borderlands in the outer boundaries of British communities in North America?

5. This colony and the adjacent islands totaled over how many square miles and had a population of less than 18,000 in early 1774?

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