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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. 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?
(a) The customs officials did not count correctly.
(b) One year is left out of the count.
(c) Not all travelers are emigrants.
(d) Many women are pregnant.

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

3. In what kind of world do these people live?
(a) One that is much like Great Britain.
(b) One that is somewhat risky.
(c) One that is much like it is today.
(d) One that is constantly at risk.

4. What types of groups of emigrants leave steadily over the months for North America?
(a) Large.
(b) Small.
(c) Medium.
(d) Very large.

5. Is the movement to the colonies a patternless roaming?
(a) Somewhat.
(b) Yes.
(c) At first.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After 1760 and the end of the war in North America, what happens to the colonies?

3. Eighteenth century America was _____________________________.

4. What is commonly believed by 1773?

5. The Earl of Hillsborough argues that the colonies are to benefit the kingdom through commerce and the production of goods. What does he think about settling the western lands, regarding this goal?

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