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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. The overwhelming majority of the individuals emigrating gave their destinations as mainland North American colonies south of where?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Nova Scotia.

2. At certain times, vessels would carry _________ numbers of emigrants.
(a) An average.
(b) Large.
(c) Small.
(d) Very small.

3. This raw data that is collected by English and Scottish port officials is sent where?
(a) To three customs boards in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin.
(b) To two customs boards in London and Edinburgh.
(c) To one customs board in Edinburgh.
(d) To one customs board in London.

4. Do British officials pay much attention at first to the settlement of western lands in America or to emigration from Britain to the colonies?
(a) No, not too much.
(b) Yes, a great deal.
(c) No, not at all.
(d) Yes, somewhat.

5. Construction, and in particular what type of building, was also a large industry in the North American colonies?
(a) Homebuilding.
(b) Shipbuilding.
(c) Business construction.
(d) Wagon building.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ of the nuclear families consisted of only a husband and wife.

2. What closes the trans-Appalachian west, except to licensed traders, and created the colonies of Quebec, East and West Florida?

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. As what do the colonies become known?

5. The largest occupation category is what?

(see the answer key)

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