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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are successes in land speculation and, as more British become aware of the opportunities, what happens?
(a) The small group of entrepreneurs make money.
(b) More entrepreneurs try to put together ventures.
(c) Many people want help from these speculators.
(d) Certification programs become available to become speculators.

2. What do buyers also have to consider when making a purchase?
(a) The intelligence of the servant.
(b) Encumbrances like other family members and the character of the servants.
(c) The personality of the servant.
(d) Age and gender.

3. One part of this network is ______________ later called register offices.
(a) Registrar offices.
(b) Intelligence offices.
(c) Smart offices.
(d) Intellectual offices.

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 on board the newly arrived vessels in the ports south of New England.
(c) It is sold prior to boarding a vessel for the colonies.
(d) It is sold in private homes.

5. From where is James Hogg?
(a) East Lothian in the Scottish Lowlands.
(b) Edinburgh in Scottland.
(c) Dublin in Ireland.
(d) East Lothian in the Scottish Highlands.

6. The lawlessness and danger of the Highlands convinced Hogg to do what?
(a) Move to an urban area.
(b) Become a stronger person.
(c) Move to the Lowlands.
(d) Look for another place to live.

7. After ten years, what would happen to any land not populated?
(a) It would become the land of the Native Americans.
(b) It would revert back to the land speculator.
(c) It would revert back to the crown.
(d) It would become the land of Spain.

8. During the seventeenth century, who are the only people who would continue to use this service?
(a) Those who are desperate or naive.
(b) Those who are new to the country.
(c) Those who are young.
(d) Those who do not speak English.

9. Detailed records connected to the Register are __________.
(a) Somewhat unusual.
(b) Rare.
(c) In abundance.
(d) Plentiful.

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

11. What made this form of payment difficult?
(a) The bills may get lost.
(b) The money may not be accepted everywhere.
(c) All banks may not cash the check.
(d) The seller has to estimate the worth of the trade goods.

12. What does the Register also record?
(a) The movement of individuals traveling to specific colonies.
(b) The movement of individuals traveling to different parts of the colonies.
(c) The movement of families traveling to specific colonies.
(d) The movement of families traveling to different parts of the colonies.

13. Brown, his son, Thomas, and James Gordon embarked on what?
(a) A scheme to purchase their own colony.
(b) A scheme to settle swamp land in Florida.
(c) A sheme to open a pottery factory in North Carolina.
(d) A scheme to settle the Ceded Lands.

14. Is large-scale land speculation new in North America?
(a) No.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) Yes.
(d) Maybe.

15. Who had provided what little information was known about this area from experience in the battles with the Spanish?
(a) Spanish settlers.
(b) Military leaders.
(c) Land speculators.
(d) Spanish politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brown's advertisement state?

2. What is the most common form of payment?

3. Who probably convinced James Hogg to lead and organize a group of emigrants?

4. How many departures does the Register show for West Florida between 1773 and 1776?

5. Who is appointed in the south to create a map?

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