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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. 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?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) No.
(d) Somewhat.

2. To find the types of workers that were needed, merchants and their agents relied on public notifications. What are important focuses of these notifications?
(a) Theatrical houses.
(b) Opera houses.
(c) Public houses.
(d) Brothels.

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

4. What is unique about James Hogg's departure for America?
(a) The records were almost completely destroyed.
(b) His trip is very simple.
(c) The records that survived.
(d) His trip is very organized.

5. More than half of the migrants to Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are ____________.
(a) Merchants.
(b) Indentured servants.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Artisans.

Short Answer Questions

1. At almost any time during the spring and fall months, what happens to indentured servants' labor?

2. What are unscrupulous recruiters called?

3. How is the information handled at these sites?

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

5. What is surprising about the expeditions previously mentioned?

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