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Voyagers to the West Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. These characteristics are shared with other societies, but is America's way of life unique?
(a) No.
(b) A little.
(c) Not very.
(d) Yes.

2. Migrants to Nova Scotia tended to be similar to those going to New York and North Carolina while those migrating to the West Indies tended to be similar to those migrating to which colonies?
(a) The southern colonies.
(b) The central colonies.
(c) The island colonies.
(d) The northern colonies.

3. The importation of workers from where had begun in 1714?
(a) Germany.
(b) Africa.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

4. What is Bailyn's first impression of British life in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
(a) One of complexity as thousands of people in every region of the country move to ports of exit.
(b) One of simplicity as only those in England move to London, the port of exit.
(c) One of complexity as tens of thousands of people in every region in Europe moves to ports of exit.
(d) One of simplicity as a few hundred people move to London and a few other ports of exit.

5. Building craftsman and clothing makers were in high demand where?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Almost everywhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. In New York and North Carolina, over eighty-five percent of migrants were Scots and were more likely to be __________.

2. Eighteenth century America was _____________________________.

3. Most emigrants traveled ____________.

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

5. Over ___________ of the migrants went to mainland colonies.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the differences between Hillsborough and lobbyists such as Benjamin Franklin?

2. How do most of the emigrants travel? Why?

3. What does Bailyn say about the force of attraction to North America?

4. Describe the spreading of the population in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War. What is the significance of this?

5. What is commonly believed by 1773?

6. How important is the construction industry at this time?

7. What is known about correlation between age and where the emigrants migrated?

8. What does the author discover about the gender of the emigrants?

9. What does Bailyn say about the number of people leaving for North America from December 1773 to March 1776 and those who are not emigrants?

10. What is eighteenth century America like?

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