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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. The average ages for immigrants to the colonies range from a low of ________________ to a high of 40.5 for Canada.
(a) 27.8 for New York.
(b) 18.7 for North Carolina.
(c) 20.5 for Massachusetts.
(d) 15. 3 for Virginia.

2. What is the most valuable form of payment for a servant?
(a) Bills of exchange payable on demand from well-known and financially stable British firms.
(b) Checks.
(c) Trade goods.
(d) Dollar bills.

3. In this chapter, what does Bailyn examine?
(a) The areas which experienced labor shortages in North America during this time period.
(b) The areas which experienced labor shortages in Great Britain during this time period.
(c) The areas which have not been experiencing labor shortages in North America.
(d) The areas which have not been experiencing labor shortages in Great Britain.

4. What information is sometimes estimated by the customs officials?
(a) Age.
(b) Race.
(c) Trade.
(d) Gender.

5. Who helps James Hogg by arranging to have a vessel sent north to transport James and his family?
(a) His brother, Robert Hogg.
(b) His sister, Roberta Hogg.
(c) His cousin, Robert Hogg.
(d) His father, Roger Hogg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Archibald Menzies decides that he had found the perfect race of people to populate Florida. What race is this?

3. To find the types of workers that were needed, merchants and their agents relied on public notifications. What are important focuses of these notifications?

4. What area proved to be most attractive to land speculators and investors?

5. Later investigations of West Florida would show what?

(see the answer key)

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