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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 7 The Demand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At this time, most individuals concerned with emigration focused on what?
(a) Personal losses.
(b) Demographic and economic losses.
(c) A sense of fear felt by those who stay in Great Britain.
(d) A loss in a sense of nationalism.

2. Can the precise difference between the actual numbers of emigrants and between the Register's totals be established?
(a) Yes, in a few years.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Maybe.

3. The information sent to where is sent directly to the Treasury in London without any editing or summarization?
(a) Paris.
(b) Dublin.
(c) London.
(d) Edinburgh.

4. As what do the colonies become known?
(a) A threat to British power.
(b) A potential gold mine in land values, consumer markets, and so on.
(c) A savage land.
(d) A no man's land.

5. How is the information handled at these sites?
(a) Almost the same.
(b) The same.
(c) Not well.
(d) Differently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Powell, an undersecretary of state for the colonies, suggest?

2. Where are deliberately organized emigrant vessels more common?

3. More than half of the migrants to Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are ____________.

4. Why does this proclamation aim to slow expansion?

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

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