Middle and Southern Colonies

The Dutch settled New Netherland in 1621. Its largest and most important settlement was ______?

• New England

• New Hamshire

• New Amsterdam

• New Holland

New Netherland became the English colony of ______.

• New Jersey

• New York

• New Hampshire

• New Amsterdam

Another word for business owners.

• proprietors

• assembly

• servant

• occupation

Who founded Pennsylvania?

• John Wintrop

• William Smith

• Christopher Columbus

• William Penn

What religious group did William Penn join?

• The Catholics

• The Church of England

• The Quakers

• The Jews

The Quakers were __________ of other religions.

• tolerant

• indifferent

• envious

• jealous

The condition of having people who are different in some way living or working together in the same place.

• tolerant

• envious

• resistant

• diversity

What was William Penn's primary motivation for founding Pennsylvania?

• to make a profit

• for religious freedom

• to expand plantations

• to create a monarchy

Pennsylvania had a little piece of land hanging off its southeastern corner that would later be known as what colony?

• Rhode Island

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• New York

What are large farms that often grow just one crop called?

• crop rotation

• wheat farm

• farmers playground

• plantations