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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. At this time, most individuals concerned with emigration focused on what?
(a) A sense of fear felt by those who stay in Great Britain.
(b) Demographic and economic losses.
(c) A loss in a sense of nationalism.
(d) Personal losses.

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

3. The Earl of Hillsborough argues that the colonies are to benefit the kingdom through commerce and the production of goods. What does he think about settling the western lands, regarding this goal?
(a) It will be difficult to do.
(b) It makes a lot of sense.
(c) It is a simple solution to achieve this goal.
(d) It makes no sense.

4. Bailyn compares the Register's totals to notices of ships' arrivals in North America and finds what?
(a) The Register's totals account for probably around four-fifths of the total number of British emigrants.
(b) The Register's totals account for probably around two-fifths of the total number of British emigrants.
(c) The Register's totals account for probably around one-fifth of the total number of British emigrants.
(d) The Register's totals account for probably around three-fifths of the total number of British emigrants.

5. During this time, there was also an array of lobbyists working for land speculators and western trading interests, led by whom?
(a) Benjamin Moore.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the 6,190 emigrants whose occupation is listed, only _____________ listed occupations that were considered "gentle."

2. Where are deliberately organized emigrant vessels more common?

3. Most of these vessels listed were probably engaged in commercial voyages and carried passengers for what reason?

4. _________ of the nuclear families consisted of only a husband and wife.

5. What is commonly believed by 1773?

(see the answer key)

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