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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. Why might land speculators not be interested in this land?
(a) It is hot and treacherous.
(b) It is obscure and unglamorous.
(c) It is dangerous.
(d) It is far from the other colonies.

2. 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 the colonies.
(b) A large exodus of weavers to other trades.
(c) A large exodus of weavers to other countries in Europe.
(d) A small exodus of weavers to the colonies.

3. Most emigrants traveled ____________.
(a) In groups.
(b) With families.
(c) In pairs.
(d) Alone.

4. At almost any time during the spring and fall months, what happens to indentured servants' labor?
(a) It is sold in public houses.
(b) It is sold prior to boarding a vessel for the colonies.
(c) It is sold on board the newly arrived vessels in the ports south of New England.
(d) It is sold in private homes.

5. What region has only a small need for additional workers?
(a) Maine.
(b) Florida.
(c) New England.
(d) The South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accounts for a major part of the migration to North America in the Register?

2. In the provinces, is there mass exodus anywhere in Britain?

3. After registering, were vessels free to pick up passengers without registering them?

4. What happens to the bill for which the Earl of Hillsborough fought?

5. What information is sometimes estimated by the customs officials?

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