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

2. What area proved to be most attractive to land speculators and investors?
(a) Alabama.
(b) West Florida.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) East Florida.

3. Where do these first settlers go?
(a) The swampland found along what is now called Aligator Alley.
(b) The sandy beaches along the Atlantic.
(c) The fertile upper valley of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers.
(d) The fertile land around Lake Okeechobee.

4. The English migrants most often went to Pennsylvania, Maryland and ________.
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Virginia.

5. What other location would sellers avoid?
(a) Places that make the servants uncomfortable.
(b) Places that are too close to the water.
(c) Places that are difficult for buyers to get to.
(d) Places that are too far inland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Do the concerns over the settlement of western lands and emigration from Britain to the colonies play a role in the early efforts of the British government to establish and shape policies on the western lands?

2. What does Bailyn say about the force of attraction to North America?

3. What region has only a small need for additional workers?

4. In what kind of world do these people live?

5. What are unscrupulous recruiters called?

(see the answer key)

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