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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 7 The Demand.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the pre-Revolutionary years, many people emigrated from where?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) The European continent.
(d) The British mainland.
2. The overwhelming majority of the individuals emigrating gave their destinations as mainland North American colonies south of where?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) New York.
3. The importation of workers from where had begun in 1714?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Africa.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.
4. The flow of individuals into New York and North Carolina seem to form small communities composed largely of _________ working the land.
(a) Men.
(b) Individuals.
(c) Families.
(d) Couples.
5. What is commonly believed by 1773?
(a) British emigration was leading to depopulation in certain areas of the British Isles.
(b) British emigration was becoming unpopular.
(c) British emigration was becoming more difficult to do.
(d) British emigration was leading to more wealth for those who stayed behind.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the data source that the author mentions incomplete?
2. During this time, there was also an array of lobbyists working for land speculators and western trading interests, led by whom?
3. Eighteenth century America was _____________________________.
4. 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?
5. Do there appear to be concentrations of indentured servants in particular occupations settling in certain colonies?
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