Middle Colonies

The Middle Colonies were

• Massachusetts, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

• New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut

• New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania

Geography of the Middle Colonies included all EXCEPT

• fertile soil

• poor soil

• flat land and wide valleys

• swift rivers

In the Middle Colonies there were

• fewer slaves than in the South

• more slaves than in the South

• same amount of slaves as in the South

The Middle Colonies were more diverse religiously and had groups like Quakers, Catholics, Protestants and

• Puritans

• Muslims

• Buddhists

• Jews

The Middle Colonies were know as the "Bread Basket" of the colonies because

• they had a lot of chickens and pigs

• they grew a lot of vegetables

• they grew a lot of grains

• they had a lot of bakeries

The responsibilities of women in the Middle Colonies included taking care of large families, tending to gardens and live stock and sometimes

• cleaning out factories

• working in manufacturing

• working in shipbuilding

• working on plantations

In the Middle Colonies

• there were more schools than in the New England Colonies

• there were the same amount of schools as the New England Colonies

• there were less schools than in the New England Colonies

Which group originally founded New York?

• the English

• the Spanish

• the French

• the Dutch

Which colony was part of two other colonies before it became its own colony?

• Delaware

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

Which colony was known as the most tolerant or accepting of different ideas and religions?

• Delaware

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey