Social Studies-Chapter 6-The Middle Colonies

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

• deep harbors

• fertile soil

• long rivers

• tropical climate

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

• New York and New Jersey

• Delaware and Pennsylvania

• Maryland and Virginia

• Connecticut and Massachusetts

What does the word refuge mean?

• A friend or partner

• a center of trade

• A mix of peopel

• A safe place

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

• The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania

• Fundamental Orders

• Mayflower Compact

• 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?

• George Whitefield

• Benjamin Franklin

• William Penn

• Peter Stuyvesant

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.

• The Middle Colonies had many busy port cities.

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

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

Why were port cities important to 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 the Hudson River, on New York Harbor.

• It was built alonog the Chesapeake Bay.

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

• It was built along Hudson Bay.

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

• A craftworker

• A farmer

• A fisher

• A rancher