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

2. What does John Powell, an undersecretary of state for the colonies, suggest?
(a) A statistical assessment of those who do not emigrate.
(b) A statistical assessment of emigration be done to see how Britain was affected.
(c) Emigration be halted.
(d) Emigration be difficult and expensive.

3. Eighteenth century America was _____________________________.
(a) Much like the British Isles.
(b) Ahead of its time.
(c) Pre-industrial, pre-urban, and pre-humanitarian.
(d) More industrial, urban, and humane than most of Europe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What information is sometimes estimated by the customs officials?

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

3. What is the major problem of this survey?

4. What is commonly believed by 1773?

5. When does Hillsborough take on the key post of secretary of state for the colonies?

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