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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The lawlessness and danger of the Highlands convinced Hogg to do what?
(a) Move to the Lowlands.
(b) Move to an urban area.
(c) Become a stronger person.
(d) Look for another place to live.

3. Efforts are being made to exploit and populate the coastal lands of what states?
(a) Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
(b) Florida, Mississippi and Alabama.
(c) New York, Delaware and Maryland.
(d) North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

4. All those who voyaged to the American colonies were what?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Young.
(c) Risk takers.
(d) Poor.

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

6. One part of this network is ______________ later called register offices.
(a) Intellectual offices.
(b) Registrar offices.
(c) Smart offices.
(d) Intelligence offices.

7. How are merchants able to barter with overseers?
(a) The overseers are eager to unload their charges.
(b) The overseers will steal from the merchants.
(c) They are willing to give the overseers a great deal of money.
(d) The merchants barter with trade goods.

8. Who helps James Hogg by arranging to have a vessel sent north to transport James and his family?
(a) His brother, Robert Hogg.
(b) His father, Roger Hogg.
(c) His sister, Roberta Hogg.
(d) His cousin, Robert Hogg.

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

10. People came from all over the colonies to settle in West Florida, particularly from what region?
(a) Western North Carolina.
(b) Eastern North Carolina.
(c) Western South Carolina.
(d) Eastern South Carolina.

11. Who probably convinced James Hogg to lead and organize a group of emigrants?
(a) Inglis, the ship owner.
(b) Robert, his brother.
(c) Roger, his father.
(d) Robert, his cousin.

12. At almost any time during the spring and fall months, what happens to indentured servants' labor?
(a) It is sold on board the newly arrived vessels in the ports south of New England.
(b) It is sold prior to boarding a vessel for the colonies.
(c) It is sold in public houses.
(d) It is sold in private homes.

13. Maps were needed for the new territory. Who is appointed in the north?
(a) Samuel Holland.
(b) Gerry De Vane.
(c) Seth Hammond.
(d) Gerard De Brahm.

14. When is there a wild land boom in Nova Scotia?
(a) The mid-Forties.
(b) The mid-Sixties.
(c) The mid-Fifties.
(d) The mid-Thirties.

15. What is Jonas Brown's main business?
(a) Organizing emigration groups.
(b) The production and sale of pottery.
(c) The production and sale of alum.
(d) Land speculation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides not making money quickly, why else does a seller not want the "goods" to remain in his care?

2. What does Hogg decide about the prospective emigrants?

3. What accounts for a major part of the migration to North America in the Register?

4. What does the Register bring into focus?

5. The number of emigrants was increased from 100 to a minimum of what?

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