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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Hillsborough take on the key post of secretary of state for the colonies?

2. To where do they immigrate?

3. Who provided much of the unskilled labor, particularly in the South, for the ironworks?

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

5. How much regard is there for human suffering and rights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with this survey?

2. What is Bailyn's first impression of British life in the years leading up to the American Revolution?

3. What is eighteenth century America like?

4. Who is John Powell? What does he suggest?

5. What does the author say about how the immigrants arrived in the Americas?

6. Describe the spreading of the population in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War. What is the significance of this?

7. How do British officials initially feel about settlement of western lands in America or to emigration from Britain?

8. How are the provinces different from the urban areas?

9. What is done with the raw data from this collection?

10. What does Bailyn say about where the emigrants migrated the most?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Demand for labor is high in the colonies.

Part 1) Why was it high? How did this affect Great Britain?

Part 2) How is this related to Great Britain fear of expansion in the colonies?

Part 3) How does this need affect both those in Great Britain and in the United States? How does it affect the way in which the colonies are settled? How does this compare to supply and demand today?

Essay Topic 2

Bailyn discusses Nova Scotia.

Part 1) What does he say about Nova Scotia? Why does she discuss Nova Scotia?

Part 2) How does Nova Scotia compare to other colonies?

Part 3) What is significant about the information Bailyn provides about Nova Scotia? How is Nova Scotia today affected by emigration over 200 years ago?

Essay Topic 3

The Registry is both faulty and useful.

Part 1) How is it faulty? How is it useful?

Part 2) Why is the information from the Registry important?

Part 3) How is this registry and this study on emigration important? How does it impact us today?

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