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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. The magnitude of these developments was __________________ in these years than they had been in the preceding years.
(a) Less than.
(b) Slightly less.
(c) The same.
(d) Greater.

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

3. What closes the trans-Appalachian west, except to licensed traders, and created the colonies of Quebec, East and West Florida?
(a) The Proclamation of the Americas.
(b) The Proclamation of the 1773.
(c) The Proclamation of the Colonies.
(d) The Proclamation of 1763.

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

5. What is the result of this collection?
(a) It gives some basic information about those who emigrate.
(b) It illuminates the essential characteristics of the emigration.
(c) It explains what is faulty about Great Britain.
(d) It illuminates what life is like after emigration.

Short Answer Questions

1. As what do the colonies become known?

2. What is John Tompkyns' job?

3. Why does Tompkyns soon hire an extra clerk?

4. In the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?

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

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