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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. What does Bailyn say about the force of attraction to North America?

2. It is estimated that for the years 1718 to 1775, how many convicts were banished to the colonies?

3. The English migrants most often went to Pennsylvania, Maryland and ________.

4. In the months that followed, how many emigrants do customs officials interview?

5. Building craftsman and clothing makers were in high demand where?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where do people emigrate in the pre-Revolutionary years? To where do they immigrate?

2. Why must the official totals be adjusted upward?

3. What are the differences between Hillsborough and lobbyists such as Benjamin Franklin?

4. What does the author discover about the gender of the emigrants?

5. What does Bailyn say about the vessels traveling to America?

6. What is commonly believed by 1773?

7. What does Bailyn say about the number of people leaving for North America from December 1773 to March 1776 and those who are not emigrants?

8. What does Bailyn say about the families who migrated together?

9. How is the unending demand for labor satisfied?

10. What is the result of the collection of statistical information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Land speculators are important in the selling of land.

Part 1) What is a land speculator? How are they important?

Part 2) What would the colonies have been like without land speculators? Could the colonies have expanded without land speculators? Why or why not?

Part 3) What type of person would make a good land speculator? What qualities would one need to be successful?

Essay Topic 2

The situation in New York is similar in many ways to the events in other colonies.

Part 1) Describe the situation in New York. How is it like the situations in other colonies?

Part 2) Why do these similarities between the colonies exist?

Part 3) What is the purpose of this chapter? What is the significance of ending the book with this chapter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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