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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bailyn say about the force of attraction to North America?
(a) It is attractive to British emigrants.
(b) It is a waste of time for British emigrants.
(c) It is powerful for British emigrants.
(d) It is a a necessary evil for British emigrants.

2. What is the major problem of this survey?
(a) Most people cannot write to fill out the paperwork.
(b) Information is given by word of mouth.
(c) There are many stowaways.
(d) There is no legal requirement for vessels carrying emigrants to register with customs.

3. After registering, were vessels free to pick up passengers without registering them?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Only ten passengers.
(d) Maybe.

4. 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) No.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Maybe.

5. What is Bailyn's first impression of British life in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
(a) One of complexity as tens of thousands of people in every region in Europe moves to ports of exit.
(b) One of simplicity as only those in England move to London, the port of exit.
(c) One of complexity as thousands of people in every region of the country move to ports of exit.
(d) One of simplicity as a few hundred people move to London and a few other ports of exit.

6. Was it new that North America had been seen as a place of refuge?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) No.

7. It is estimated that for the years 1718 to 1775, how many convicts were banished to the colonies?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 40,000.

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

9. Why does Tompkyns soon hire an extra clerk?
(a) He is tired of his job.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is emigrating to America.
(d) He is overwhelmed with his job.

10. At certain times, vessels would carry _________ numbers of emigrants.
(a) Small.
(b) Large.
(c) Very small.
(d) An average.

11. When does Hillsborough take on the key post of secretary of state for the colonies?
(a) In 1768.
(b) In 1748.
(c) In 1738.
(d) In 1758.

12. Bailyn compares the Register's totals to notices of ships' arrivals in North America and finds what?
(a) The Register's totals account for probably around two-fifths of the total number of British emigrants.
(b) The Register's totals account for probably around four-fifths of the total number of British emigrants.
(c) The Register's totals account for probably around one-fifth of the total number of British emigrants.
(d) The Register's totals account for probably around three-fifths of the total number of British emigrants.

13. _________ of the nuclear families consisted of only a husband and wife.
(a) One-fourth.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-fifth.
(d) One-half.

14. Do British officials pay much attention at first to the settlement of western lands in America or to emigration from Britain to the colonies?
(a) Yes, somewhat.
(b) No, not too much.
(c) Yes, a great deal.
(d) No, not at all.

15. 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) 15. 3 for Virginia.
(c) 20.5 for Massachusetts.
(d) 18.7 for North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Do those in the colonies have to struggle to maintain the forms of civilized existence that were present elsewhere?

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

3. In 1753, into what debate does the Earl of Hillsborough enter?

4. What does Bailyn say about what these patterns show about the migration from Britain to America?

5. What is John Tompkyns' job?

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