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

2. Those between what ages typically travel independent of families?
(a) 18 and 25.
(b) 10 and 15.
(c) 20 and 30.
(d) 15 and 24.

3. Do those in the colonies have to struggle to maintain the forms of civilized existence that were present elsewhere?
(a) Yes.
(b) A little.
(c) Not much.
(d) No.

4. Why does Tompkyns soon hire an extra clerk?
(a) He is emigrating to America.
(b) He is tired of his job.
(c) He is overwhelmed with his job.
(d) He is sick.

5. Into where does the population of the colonies spread?
(a) The backcountry of the coastal colonies and trans-Appalachian west.
(b) To Florida.
(c) North and south.
(d) Along the Atlantic coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. The average ages for immigrants to the colonies range from a low of ________________ to a high of 40.5 for Canada.

2. What is the result of this collection?

3. What does the Earl of Hillsborough grasp?

4. The emigrants listed in the Register sailed to America in how many different vessels?

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

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