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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the most common form of payment?
(a) Cash.
(b) Bills of exchange.
(c) Checks.
(d) Trade in goods.

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

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

5. Why is this a positive aspect about West Florida?
(a) The established French settlers may be willing to come into British territory to help settle the new province.
(b) The established Portuguese settlers may be willing to come into British territory to help settle the new province.
(c) The established Italian settlers may be willing to come into British territory to help settle the new province.
(d) The established Spanish settlers may be willing to come into British territory to help settle the new province.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What land is the most attractive in Nova Scotia?

3. From the buyer's side, the longer he delayed the more likely what would happen?

4. When Britain took over Nova Scotia, what did it do with the settlers there?

5. How long had the connection between the Highlands and North Carolina been in place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in the early 1760s?

2. What happens when Britain takes over Nova Scotia? What is the reason for this?

3. Who is one of the first larger groups to migrate to West Florida? Describe their arrival.

4. Describe the connection between the HIghlands and North Carolina.

5. What does the Register record about the major part of migration and and the migration of families?

6. What is unique about James Hogg's departure for North Carolina?

7. When did the first settler begin arriving in the new British territory? What information does the author give about this?

8. How are servants paid?

9. Why is the location of a servant sale important to buyers?

10. What takes place to provide maps of the region?

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