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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Chapter 16 New York: Swarming to the North.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The reports from the customs officials show 9,868 individuals leaving for North America from December, 1773 to March, 1776. Why must this number must be adjusted?
(a) Not all travelers are emigrants.
(b) The customs officials did not count correctly.
(c) One year is left out of the count.
(d) Many women are pregnant.

4. Eighteenth century America was _____________________________.
(a) More industrial, urban, and humane than most of Europe.
(b) Much like the British Isles.
(c) Pre-industrial, pre-urban, and pre-humanitarian.
(d) Ahead of its time.

5. How might garrisons and roads be created?
(a) The French government is more likely to invest in these building projects.
(b) The Italian government is more likely to invest in these building projects.
(c) The Spanish government is more likely to invest in these building projects.
(d) The Portuguese government is more likely to invest in these building projects.

Short Answer Questions

1. The English migrants most often went to Pennsylvania, Maryland and ________.

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

3. Most of these vessels listed were probably engaged in commercial voyages and carried passengers for what reason?

4. By 1775, it is estimated that one in every ____________ of the people in this city was a servant.

5. When do the first of these offices appear?

(see the answer key)

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