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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Introduction and Chapter 11 Yorkshire and the Maritime Northeast.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ of the nuclear families consisted of only a husband and wife.
(a) One-fifth.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-third.

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

3. Besides not making money quickly, why else does a seller not want the "goods" to remain in his care?
(a) They have no work for the servants.
(b) They are tired of the servants.
(c) They have to feed, clothe, and house the servants.
(d) They will want to keep the servants.

4. What is the major problem of this survey?
(a) Information is given by word of mouth.
(b) There are many stowaways.
(c) There is no legal requirement for vessels carrying emigrants to register with customs.
(d) Most people cannot write to fill out the paperwork.

5. When is there a wild land boom in Nova Scotia?
(a) The mid-Fifties.
(b) The mid-Forties.
(c) The mid-Thirties.
(d) The mid-Sixties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the 6,190 emigrants whose occupation is listed, only _____________ listed occupations that were considered "gentle."

2. What information is sometimes estimated by the customs officials?

3. 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?

4. Building in general accounts for much of the recruitment of artisans from where?

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

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