Quiz for Seeking the American Promise: “A Sailor’s Life in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World”

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Correct. The answer is a. Ashley Bowen was just eleven years old when he sailed as a ship’s boy to Bristol, England. At the time, most young men began sailing at ages fifteen to eighteen.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Ashley Bowen was just eleven years old when he sailed as a ship’s boy to Bristol, England. At the time, most young men began sailing at ages fifteen to eighteen.

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Correct. The answer is c. For those sailors like Bowen who spent their whole careers as seamen or mates on a ship, they could expect monthly earnings of about five dollars per month. This was about the same amount of money earned by farm laborers in this period.
Incorrect. The answer is c. For those sailors like Ashley Bowen who spent their whole careers as seamen or mates on a ship, they could expect monthly earnings of about five dollars per month. This was about the same amount of money earned by farm laborers in this period.

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Correct. The answer is b. Bowen’s father apprenticed him to the sea captain for seven years with the agreement that the captain would teach Bowen everything he needed to know to become a sea captain himself. However, the captain was cruel to Bowen, punishing him for very small mistakes, and did not teach Bowen anything useful, which is why Bowen decided to run away.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Bowen’s father apprenticed him to the sea captain for seven years with the agreement that the captain would teach Bowen everything he needed to know to become a sea captain himself. However, the captain was cruel to Bowen, punishing him for very small mistakes, and did not teach Bowen anything useful, which is why Bowen decided to run away.

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Correct. The answer is d. About three out of every ten seaman died while at sea, and the most common cause of death was the tropical diseases that originated in the West Indies.
Incorrect. The answer is d. About three out of every ten seaman died while at sea, and the most common cause of death was the tropical diseases that originated in the West Indies.

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Correct. The answer is b. Tens of thousands of sailors worked on all different kinds of ships in the eighteenth century, and facilitated the movement of people, goods, and animals across the Atlantic World.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Tens of thousands of sailors worked on all different kinds of ships in the eighteenth century, and facilitated the movement of people, goods, and animals across the Atlantic World.