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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Register documents how many emigrant voyages from this village, containing 155 emigrants, in total?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

3. The first settlers into the new British territory began in what year?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1767.
(d) 1773.

4. 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.

5. All those who voyaged to the American colonies were what?
(a) Poor.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Young.
(d) Risk takers.

6. What did the British do this to these settlers?
(a) The British want to rid the colony of these strange people.
(b) The British desire their culture to be the most important.
(c) The British want everyone to speak the same language.
(d) The British desired to repopulate the colony with politically reliable Protestants.

7. The number of emigrants was increased from 100 to a minimum of what?
(a) 200.
(b) 500.
(c) 400.
(d) 300.

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

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

10. What location would sellers avoid for holding sales?
(a) Places that cost a price.
(b) Places that are too open to the elements.
(c) Places where other ships had recently arrived.
(d) Places that are too windy.

11. 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 father, Roger Hogg.
(c) His sister, Roberta Hogg.
(d) His cousin, Robert Hogg.

12. What area proved to be most attractive to land speculators and investors?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) East Florida.
(c) West Florida.
(d) Alabama.

13. In the years before the Revolution, there were at least thirty-eight colonial merchant firms dealing in what nationality of servants?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Swedish.
(d) British.

14. What are unscrupulous recruiters called?
(a) Pimps.
(b) Chimps.
(c) Crimps.
(d) Fimps.

15. Where do these first settlers go?
(a) The fertile land around Lake Okeechobee.
(b) The sandy beaches along the Atlantic.
(c) The fertile upper valley of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers.
(d) The swampland found along what is now called Aligator Alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lawlessness and danger of the Highlands convinced Hogg to do what?

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

3. What made this form of payment difficult?

4. How does communication between inland North Carolina and the Scottish Highlands remain strong?

5. What is one way that West Florida differs from East Florida?

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