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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is commonly believed by 1773?
(a) British emigration was leading to depopulation in certain areas of the British Isles.
(b) British emigration was becoming more difficult to do.
(c) British emigration was becoming unpopular.
(d) British emigration was leading to more wealth for those who stayed behind.

2. This raw data that is collected by English and Scottish port officials is sent where?
(a) To two customs boards in London and Edinburgh.
(b) To one customs board in London.
(c) To three customs boards in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin.
(d) To one customs board in Edinburgh.

3. In what kind of world do these people live?
(a) One that is constantly at risk.
(b) One that is much like Great Britain.
(c) One that is much like it is today.
(d) One that is somewhat risky.

4. Most available for labor are who?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Indentured servants.
(d) Condemned criminals.

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

6. Where are deliberately organized emigrant vessels more common?
(a) In Southern English and French ports.
(b) In Northern English and Northern Irish ports.
(c) In Northern English and Scottish ports.
(d) In Southern English and Irish ports.

7. Do those in the colonies have to struggle to maintain the forms of civilized existence that were present elsewhere?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) A little.
(d) Not much.

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

9. The Earl of Hillsborough argues that the colonies are to benefit the kingdom through commerce and the production of goods. What does he think about settling the western lands, regarding this goal?
(a) It is a simple solution to achieve this goal.
(b) It makes a lot of sense.
(c) It will be difficult to do.
(d) It makes no sense.

10. The largest occupation category is what?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Artisans, craftsmen, or workers trained in specific skills.
(d) Merchants.

11. Building craftsman and clothing makers were in high demand where?
(a) Almost everywhere.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

12. What does the Earl of Hillsborough grasp?
(a) The implications of the westward expansion and emigration.
(b) The positive effects expansion has on Great Britain.
(c) The importance of the colonies.
(d) The weaknesses found in the colonies.

13. In the pre-Revolutionary days, what is the largest urban center in the western world?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

14. Do there appear to be concentrations of indentured servants in particular occupations settling in certain colonies?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not at first.
(d) No.

15. Is child labor popular in the silk industry at this time?
(a) No.
(b) At the beginning of the century.
(c) Yes.
(d) In some regions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into where does the population of the colonies spread?

2. In New York and North Carolina, over eighty-five percent of migrants were Scots and were more likely to be __________.

3. In the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?

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

5. By 1765, it was evident that one result of the employment problems in the silk industry would be what?

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