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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. More children below the age of ten and more _________________ departed from Scotland.

2. Most emigrants traveled ____________.

3. Why does Tompkyns soon hire an extra clerk?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about the silk industry?

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

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

4. What is eighteenth century America like?

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

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

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

8. How important is the construction industry at this time?

9. Who were the people most available for labor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An overwhelming number of Scottish immigrants ended up in specific colonies.

Part 1) How has this happened? How does this parallel the settling of other colonies?

Part 2) How is this settling reflected in various cultural societies' settlements today?

Part 3) How have these Scottish people helped to create the culture in these areas today?

Essay Topic 2

Other areas of the British Isles do not see a mass exodus.

Part 1) Why do they not see a mass exodus?

Part 2) How are they still affected by mass exoduses elsewhere?

Part 3) Is there still a connection between these locations and the areas where many people are leaving? If so, what is this connection? If not, why is there no connection?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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