5th Grade Week 13 SS Quiz Review

How did England attract settlers to the Colony of New Jersey?

• Settlers were paid a sum of money

• Settlers were given a gift of land.

• Settlers were guaranteed certain rights

• Settlers were given knighthoods.

The Concession and Agreement (written in 1665 by English leaders) included rules about which three things?

• axes, land ownership and relations with American Indians

• governor appointments, slavery and farm land assignments

• religious freedom, taxes and governor appointments

• freedom of the press, freedom of religion and freedom of speech

What effect did the trade route between Manila and Acapulco have on the Spanish colony of Louisiana?

• Filipino slaves escaped to Louisiana and settled there.

• Louisiana was taken over by an army of Filipino sailors.

• Louisiana became its own country because of the booming trade.

• Filipino slaves harvested Louisiana shrimp to extinction.

King Charles II gave the Pennsylvania Colony to _____ as payment for a debt owed to his family

• William Bartram

• William Penn

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Zenger

What effect did William Bartram have on the life of colonists in the New World?

• He invented a machine that made Colonial life easier

• He made natural history discoveries and shared them.

• He passed laws that guaranteed rights to colonists

• He raised money to purchase land for a new colony.

Which of the Middle Colonies (labeled 4) is the smallest?

• Delaware

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

The land that became Delaware Colony did not always belong to English colonists. How did they acquire this land?

• They purchased it from American Indians.

• Dutch settlers gave it to them for free.

• They stole it from the Swedish settlers.

• American Indians killed off other settlers.

Label the map below with ALL the names of the original Middle Colonies.

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• Maryland

How did daily life in the Middle Colonies differ from daily life in the New England Colonies?

• In the Middle Colonies, politics were more important because there were more people.

• In the Middle Colonies, trapping was more important because there were more animals.

• In the Middle Colonies, fishing was more important because there was more water.

• In the Middle Colonies, farming was more important because soil was more fertile