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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. The flow of individuals into New York and North Carolina seem to form small communities composed largely of _________ working the land.

2. Over ___________ of the migrants went to mainland colonies.

3. Do those in the colonies have to struggle to maintain the forms of civilized existence that were present elsewhere?

4. Most available for labor are who?

5. Most emigrants traveled ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is known about correlation between age and where the emigrants migrated?

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

4. What is the age range for emigrants? What is important about this?

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

6. What is known about most of the families who emigrated?

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

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

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

10. How is the unending demand for labor satisfied?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The British see emigration as a problem.

Part 1) What is emigration? How is it a problem for the British?

Part 2) What does this problem reveal about the British?

Part 3) Is emigration still a problem for some countries? Why or why not?

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

Several possible solutions are considered for the emigration problem.

Part 1) What are these solutions? What are the pros and cons of each?

Part 2) Which solution is chosen? How successful is it?

Part 3) How does this solution affect Great Britain, the United States and Canada today?

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