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. By 1765, it was evident that one result of the employment problems in the silk industry would be what?
(a) A large exodus of weavers to other countries in Europe.
(b) A large exodus of weavers to other trades.
(c) A small exodus of weavers to the colonies.
(d) A large exodus of weavers to the colonies.

2. Of the 8,613 emigrants whose sex was registered, about ____________ are males?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) One-half.
(c) Three-fourths.
(d) One-fourth.

3. What is Bailyn's first impression of British life in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
(a) One of complexity as tens of thousands of people in every region in Europe moves to ports of exit.
(b) One of complexity as thousands of people in every region of the country move to ports of exit.
(c) One of simplicity as a few hundred people move to London and a few other ports of exit.
(d) One of simplicity as only those in England move to London, the port of exit.

4. Is the movement to the colonies a patternless roaming?
(a) At first.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Somewhat.

5. What accounts for a major part of the migration to North America in the Register?
(a) The lack of need for labor after 1760.
(b) The lack of labor available after 1760.
(c) The demand for labor before 1760.
(d) The demand for labor after 1760.