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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. What is commonly believed by 1773?
(a) British emigration was leading to more wealth for those who stayed behind.
(b) British emigration was becoming more difficult to do.
(c) British emigration was becoming unpopular.
(d) British emigration was leading to depopulation in certain areas of the British Isles.

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

3. How is this concentration of ages markedly different from the overall percentage of British citizens and from the population of the American colonies?
(a) Over half of the free population was over the age of 40.
(b) Over half of the free population was under the age of 21.
(c) Over half of the free population was under the age of 10.
(d) Over half of the free population was over the age of 21.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the verge of the Revolution, the American colonies were producing what percentage of the world's iron supply or about 30,000 tons annually?

2. What is Bailyn's first impression of British life in the years leading up to the American Revolution?

3. The ages of the emigrants tended to concentrate around what ages?

4. What happens to the bill for which the Earl of Hillsborough fought?

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

(see the answer key)

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