Social Studies Chapter 6 Test

Which of theses geographical advantages most helped he Middle Colonies become known as the "breadbasket" colonies?

• fertile soil

• deep harbors

• long rivers

• tropical climate

After taking control of New Netherlands from the Dutch, which two colonies did the English form in that region?

• Delaware and Pennsylvania

• Connecticut and Massachussetts

• New York and New Jersey

• Maryland and Virginia

Many Quakers settled in the Middle Colonies in hopes of finding refuge. What does the word refuge mean?

• a friend or partner

• a safe place

• a center of trade

• a mix of people

Which of the following documents is a example of self-government in the Middle Colonies?

• Fundamental Orders

• Mayflower Compact

• The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Gazette

With which Native American leader did William Penn form a long-lasting peace?

• Metacomet

• Powhatan

• Tamanend

• Tisquantum

Which of these colonists was a leader of the Great Awakening?

• Benjamin Franklin

• William Penn

• Peter Stuyvesant

• George Whitefield

Which of the following is one way that the Middle Colonies differed from the New England Colonies?

• The Middle Colonies were home to a mix of religious groups.

• Only white men in the Middle Colonies could vote in elections.

• The Middle Colonies had many busy port cities.

• English settlers made up the majority of the Middle Colonies' population.

Why were port cities important in the economic success of the Middle Colonies.

• They were surrounded by farms.

• They offered more freedoms to immigrants.

• They gave artisans a place to sell their products.

• They were major trade centers.

Why was New York City a good location for a port?

• It was built at the mouth of Hudson River, on New York Harbor.

• It was built along Chesapeake Bay.

• It was built at the mouth of the Delaware River.

• It was built along Hudson Bay.

Which one of the following had to make an economic choice to pay to use a grist mill?

• a craftworker

• a farmer

• a fisher

• a rancher