1.2: The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Which of the following best describes the economic focus of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• focus on both agriculture and trade

• grew cash crops like indigo, tobacco and cotton

• grew crops for their families (subsistence farming)

• focus on fishing and whaling

Two of the best ports in the Mid-Atlantic colonies were

• Philadelphia and New York

• Boston and Plymouth

• Baltimore and Boston

• Charleston and Savannah

Who originally founded the colony of New Netherlands (later renamed New York)?

• British

• French

• Dutch

• Swedes

-Friendly to Native Americans

-Founded by Quakers

-Religious toleration

-Ethnic diversity

The above characteristics describe which colony?

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• Virginia

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the Native Americans and the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• Native Americans were continually attacked for more land

• King Philip's War broke out as the Puritans expanded out of Boston

• the Mid-Atlantic colonies had the best relationship with the Natives

• Native Americans were often captured and used as a source of labor

Which of the following is NOT a Mid-Atlantic colony?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

Why would the English not like having a Dutch colony in the New World?

• The Dutch were expanding into the best farmland

• The Dutch had a colony that separated the New England and Southern colonies

• The Dutch had protection from the Native Americans

• The Dutch had found gold and were getting wealthy

Which term would correctly describe the population of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• mostly Puritan families

• large slave population

• very ethnically diverse

• mostly white English males

What was the greatest impact of the ethnic diversity in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• there was constant conflict because of the variety of languages and religions

• no one group had the majority so they had to work together and tolerate differences

• they were somewhat peaceful but ethnic groups were very segregated

• the colony was dominated by Dutch settlers

Which of the following best describes the geography of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• good harbors and river systems

• thin, rocky soil

• rich, fertile soil

• timber and mountainous areas