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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3 Searching for the Facts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After 1760 and the end of the war in North America, what happens to the colonies?
(a) They shrink.
(b) They become less risky.
(c) They stay the same.
(d) They expand.

2. 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 too much.
(b) Yes, a great deal.
(c) No, not at all.
(d) Yes, somewhat.

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

4. The information sent to where is sent directly to the Treasury in London without any editing or summarization?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Dublin.

5. This raw data that is collected by English and Scottish port officials is sent where?
(a) To one customs board in London.
(b) To one customs board in Edinburgh.
(c) To three customs boards in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin.
(d) To two customs boards in London and Edinburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the major problem of this survey?

2. What happens to the bill for which the Earl of Hillsborough fought?

3. How is the information handled at these sites?

4. What is the result of this collection?

5. To where do they immigrate?

(see the answer key)

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