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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 12 Failure in Xanadu.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Most of these vessels listed were probably engaged in commercial voyages and carried passengers for what reason?
(a) To break even on their profits.
(b) To have enough workers on the ship.
(c) To fill out their cargo and to gain some extra profit.
(d) To help them get to America.

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

4. What area proved to be most attractive to land speculators and investors?
(a) East Florida.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) West Florida.
(d) Alabama.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other jobs had also become unstable?

2. In the pre-Revolutionary days, what is the largest urban center in the western world?

3. What types of groups of emigrants leave steadily over the months for North America?

4. Where are deliberately organized emigrant vessels more common?

5. The emigrants listed in the Register sailed to America in how many different vessels?

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