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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 the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Tens of thousands.

2. Why does this proclamation aim to slow expansion?
(a) To give Great Britain more power.
(b) To prevent border violence and gradually introduce civil government in these areas.
(c) To prevent the colonies from becoming tired of British rule.
(d) To prevent the Americas from becoming too powerful.

3. Was it new that North America had been seen as a place of refuge?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Somewhat.

4. To where do they immigrate?
(a) America.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of this collection?

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

3. During this time, there was also an array of lobbyists working for land speculators and western trading interests, led by whom?

4. In the pre-Revolutionary years, many people emigrated from where?

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

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