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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The overwhelming majority of the individuals emigrating gave their destinations as mainland North American colonies south of where?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. Bailyn turns his attention to where the emigrants migrated to in North America. How does he argue that they travel to all the colonies?
(a) They travel to all the colonies in equal amounts.
(b) They often purchase their own vessels for the journey.
(c) They all take the same few boats.
(d) They do not travel to all the colonies in equal amounts.

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

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

5. In this chapter, what does Bailyn examine?
(a) The areas which have not been experiencing labor shortages in North America.
(b) The areas which experienced labor shortages in North America during this time period.
(c) The areas which have not been experiencing labor shortages in Great Britain.
(d) The areas which experienced labor shortages in Great Britain during this time period.

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

7. The information sent to where is sent directly to the Treasury in London without any editing or summarization?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Edinburgh.

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

9. Where is the silk industry developed in the late seventeenth century?
(a) Four blocks in North London.
(b) Four blocks in South London.
(c) Four blocks in West London.
(d) Four blocks in East London.

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

11. Why does Tompkyns soon hire an extra clerk?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He is overwhelmed with his job.
(c) He is emigrating to America.
(d) He is tired of his job.

12. Do those in the colonies have to struggle to maintain the forms of civilized existence that were present elsewhere?
(a) Yes.
(b) Not much.
(c) A little.
(d) No.

13. At certain times, vessels would carry _________ numbers of emigrants.
(a) Small.
(b) Very small.
(c) An average.
(d) Large.

14. Where are deliberately organized emigrant vessels more common?
(a) In Northern English and Scottish ports.
(b) In Southern English and Irish ports.
(c) In Southern English and French ports.
(d) In Northern English and Northern Irish ports.

15. What is commonly believed by 1773?
(a) British emigration was leading to more wealth for those who stayed behind.
(b) British emigration was becoming more difficult to do.
(c) British emigration was leading to depopulation in certain areas of the British Isles.
(d) British emigration was becoming unpopular.

Short Answer Questions

1. Building in general accounts for much of the recruitment of artisans from where?

2. Into where does the population of the colonies spread?

3. What has long existed in the silk industry?

4. In what kind of world do these people live?

5. Most available for labor are who?

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