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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. Can the precise difference between the actual numbers of emigrants and between the Register's totals be established?
(a) No.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, in a few years.

2. What does the Earl of Hillsborough grasp?
(a) The importance of the colonies.
(b) The weaknesses found in the colonies.
(c) The positive effects expansion has on Great Britain.
(d) The implications of the westward expansion and emigration.

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 makes a lot of sense.
(b) It makes no sense.
(c) It is a simple solution to achieve this goal.
(d) It will be difficult to do.

4. Why does Tompkyns soon hire an extra clerk?
(a) He is emigrating to America.
(b) He is overwhelmed with his job.
(c) He is tired of his job.
(d) He is sick.

5. What is commonly believed by 1773?
(a) British emigration was leading to more wealth for those who stayed behind.
(b) British emigration was leading to depopulation in certain areas of the British Isles.
(c) British emigration was becoming unpopular.
(d) British emigration was becoming more difficult to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?

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

3. What is the result of this collection?

4. What is the major problem of this survey?

5. Where are deliberately organized emigrant vessels more common?

(see the answer key)

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