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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6 Arrivals and Destinations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The reports from the customs officials show 9,868 individuals leaving for North America from December, 1773 to March, 1776. Why must this number must be adjusted?
(a) Not all travelers are emigrants.
(b) The customs officials did not count correctly.
(c) One year is left out of the count.
(d) Many women are pregnant.

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

3. Do there appear to be concentrations of indentured servants in particular occupations settling in certain colonies?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Not at first.
(d) No.

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

5. What information is sometimes estimated by the customs officials?
(a) Age.
(b) Trade.
(c) Gender.
(d) Race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bailyn compares the Register's totals to notices of ships' arrivals in North America and finds what?

2. English women emigrants were almost always engaged in what sort of work?

3. What is the age that individuals could legally bind themselves as indentured servants?

4. This raw data that is collected by English and Scottish port officials is sent where?

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

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