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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. How much regard is there for human suffering and rights?
(a) Much.
(b) A great amount of.
(c) Little.
(d) Some.

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

3. Why is the data source that the author mentions incomplete?
(a) It includes only information about males.
(b) It includes only information about life after emigration.
(c) It includes only information about those who are indentured servants.
(d) It includes only information for England and Scotland.

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

5. When does Hillsborough take on the key post of secretary of state for the colonies?
(a) In 1748.
(b) In 1768.
(c) In 1738.
(d) In 1758.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is commonly believed by 1773?

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?

3. What is John Tompkyns' job?

4. Why does this proclamation aim to slow expansion?

5. As what do the colonies become known?

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