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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. In what kind of world do these people live?
(a) One that is constantly at risk.
(b) One that is much like Great Britain.
(c) One that is somewhat risky.
(d) One that is much like it is today.

2. In 1753, into what debate does the Earl of Hillsborough enter?
(a) Whether to create a national census.
(b) Whether Great Britain should stay in control of the colonies.
(c) Whether to create a new nation out of the colonies.
(d) Whether to allow people to emigrate to the colonies.

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

4. What is John Tompkyns' job?
(a) He organizes the paperwork.
(b) He sends the reports to the various inspection sites.
(c) He inspects and corrects each incoming report and then copies the information onto large uniform sheets.
(d) He files all of the paperwork.

5. How is the information handled at these sites?
(a) Differently.
(b) Almost the same.
(c) Not well.
(d) The same.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Into where does the population of the colonies spread?

3. Do the concerns over the settlement of western lands and emigration from Britain to the colonies play a role in the early efforts of the British government to establish and shape policies on the western lands?

4. Why is the data source that the author mentions incomplete?

5. These characteristics are shared with other societies, but is America's way of life unique?

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