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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. How many departures does the Register show for West Florida between 1773 and 1776?

2. Brown, his son, Thomas, and James Gordon embarked on what?

3. In the years before the Revolution, there were at least thirty-eight colonial merchant firms dealing in what nationality of servants?

4. From where is James Hogg?

5. Is large-scale land speculation new in North America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about East Florida?

2. What happens when Britain takes over Nova Scotia? What is the reason for this?

3. What does the Register record about the major part of migration and and the migration of families?

4. Why is a network formed between those in Great Britain and those in the American colonies?

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

6. What does the Register reveal about Whitby?

7. When did the first settler begin arriving in the new British territory? What information does the author give about this?

8. How are indentured servants often sold?

9. Describe the connection between the HIghlands and North Carolina.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Florida and other southern states are part of East and West Florida.

Part 1) What information does the author give about East and West Florida?

Part 2) What is significant about this information? How does the settlement of one affect the settlement of the other?

Part 3) Why is one region better than the other? Why is it easier to settle?

Part 4) What is learned about the importance of experience and working with others in this section about East and West Florida?

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

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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