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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. Of the 8,613 emigrants whose sex was registered, about ____________ are males?
(a) Three-fourths.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) One-half.
(d) Two-thirds.

2. 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) The customs officials did not count correctly.
(b) One year is left out of the count.
(c) Not all travelers are emigrants.
(d) Many women are pregnant.

3. More children below the age of ten and more _________________ departed from Scotland.
(a) Men and boys.
(b) Women and girls.
(c) Women and boys.
(d) Men and girls.

4. More than half of the migrants to Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are ____________.
(a) Merchants.
(b) Indentured servants.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Artisans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After registering, were vessels free to pick up passengers without registering them?

2. What does Bailyn say about what these patterns show about the migration from Britain to America?

3. The Earl of Hillsborough argues that the colonies are to benefit the kingdom through commerce and the production of goods. What does he think about settling the western lands, regarding this goal?

4. The magnitude of these developments was __________________ in these years than they had been in the preceding years.

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

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