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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Chapter 14 North Carolina: The Wreck of the Bachelor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1763, when almost all of the land east of the Mississippi River became the territory of what nation?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

3. Is large-scale land speculation new in North America?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) No.
(d) Somewhat.

4. Into where does the population of the colonies spread?
(a) Along the Atlantic coast.
(b) The backcountry of the coastal colonies and trans-Appalachian west.
(c) To Florida.
(d) North and south.

5. What does the Register also record?
(a) The movement of families traveling to specific colonies.
(b) The movement of families traveling to different parts of the colonies.
(c) The movement of individuals traveling to different parts of the colonies.
(d) The movement of individuals traveling to specific colonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What closes the trans-Appalachian west, except to licensed traders, and created the colonies of Quebec, East and West Florida?

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

3. This raw data that is collected by English and Scottish port officials is sent where?

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

5. What made this form of payment difficult?

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