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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. People came from all over the colonies to settle in West Florida, particularly from what region?
(a) Western North Carolina.
(b) Western South Carolina.
(c) Eastern South Carolina.
(d) Eastern North Carolina.

2. Maps were needed for the new territory. Who is appointed in the north?
(a) Gerry De Vane.
(b) Samuel Holland.
(c) Seth Hammond.
(d) Gerard De Brahm.

3. Not only was the demand for labor high in the colonies, but there was a potentially plentiful supply of labor where?
(a) France.
(b) In the British Isles.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Germany.

4. Where are the servants and convicts brought to be inspected by potential buyers?
(a) In court rooms.
(b) In public houses.
(c) In private homes.
(d) Up on deck.

5. Who helps James Hogg by arranging to have a vessel sent north to transport James and his family?
(a) His cousin, Robert Hogg.
(b) His sister, Roberta Hogg.
(c) His father, Roger Hogg.
(d) His brother, Robert Hogg.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Inglis was preparing the vessel and ordering supplies, Hogg was busy doing what?

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

3. What does the Register bring into focus?

4. Describe the Gulf shore.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the location of a servant sale important to sellers?

2. What is extraordinary about the cases that have been examined?

3. How else do merchants recruit workers?

4. Who first inspected the province? What did they see?

5. What is Jonas Brown's plan?

6. What is one way that West Florida differs from East Florida? Is this good? Why or why not?

7. What is known about those who voyaged to the American colonies?

8. How are servants paid?

9. What takes place in the early 1760s?

10. What efforts have been made to exploit and populate the coastal lands of Florida and the gulf and river shores of Mississippi and Alabama?

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