Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Life in the Middle Colonies

Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Life in the Middle Colonies

Pages 234-239

Multiple Choice

A group of people thrown together from many parts of the world is called

• diversity

• immigrant

• militia

• religious toleration

Multiple Choice

What is the best example of an immigrant?

• Joey and his family went to Mexico for vacation because the loved the beach.

• Amy stayed with family in Italy for two months while she studied to be a doctor.

• Betty and her family moved to America from Peru to find jobs and start a new life.

• John and his brother moved from New Jersey to California for college.

Open Ended

Why did immigrants come to the Middle Colonies?

Multiple Choice

In the 1720s, a new religious movement began in the Middle Colonies, it was called the Great Awakening. What was it all about?

• The colonist "woke" up to many crops growing on their land.

• It "awakened" and "renewed" peoples' interest in religion.

• It "awakened" people to the bad people running the country.

• It made people more aware of the laws in their colony and gave them more rights which made them feel more 'awake' to the problems facing their colony.

Multiple Choice

The Great Awakening helped bring people together. This led to greater religious toleration, or acceptance of religious differences. What is an example of this idea?

• Yelling at someone for praying differently that you

• Knowing that everyone's religious beliefs are their own and they are not wrong if they are different from your beliefs.

• Fighting with someone when they have a different opinion of what happens when you die.

• Forcing someoen to move out of an area because they practice a different religion.

Open Ended

What was the Great Awakening?

Open Ended

How did the Middle Colonies differ from the New England Colonies?

Multiple Choice

What was the volunteer army set up to protect Philadelphia and the rest of the colony called?

• The Marines

• The Navy

• The Militia

• The first police station

Open Ended

What were some of the ways Benjamin Franklin improved Philadelphia?