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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 5 Identities and Motivations: The Dual Emigration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

2. A much smaller percentage was going where?
(a) To Canada and the West Indies.
(b) To Mexico and the West Indies.
(c) To Canada and Nova Scotia.
(d) To North Carolina and New York.

3. What happens to the bill for which the Earl of Hillsborough fought?
(a) It is accepted.
(b) It is modified.
(c) It is considered.
(d) It is defeated.

4. Do British officials pay much attention at first to the settlement of western lands in America or to emigration from Britain to the colonies?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) Yes, somewhat.
(c) Yes, a great deal.
(d) No, not too much.

5. Those between what ages typically travel independent of families?
(a) 10 and 15.
(b) 15 and 24.
(c) 20 and 30.
(d) 18 and 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most emigrants traveled ____________.

2. In the pre-Revolutionary years, many people emigrated from where?

3. In 1753, into what debate does the Earl of Hillsborough enter?

4. Bailyn compares the Register's totals to notices of ships' arrivals in North America and finds what?

5. The information sent to where is sent directly to the Treasury in London without any editing or summarization?

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