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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6 Arrivals and Destinations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the major problem of this survey?
(a) Information is given by word of mouth.
(b) Most people cannot write to fill out the paperwork.
(c) There is no legal requirement for vessels carrying emigrants to register with customs.
(d) There are many stowaways.

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

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

4. What is John Tompkyns' job?
(a) He files all of the paperwork.
(b) He inspects and corrects each incoming report and then copies the information onto large uniform sheets.
(c) He sends the reports to the various inspection sites.
(d) He organizes the paperwork.

5. In the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Dozens.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ages of the emigrants tended to concentrate around what ages?

2. 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?

3. Can the precise difference between the actual numbers of emigrants and between the Register's totals be established?

4. Families migrating together tended to go to New York, North Carolina, and _________.

5. What is the result of this collection?

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