Middle Colonies

Who surrendered New Amsterdam to the English without a fight in 1664?

• Quakers

• pacifists

• patroons

• Peter Stuyvesant

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

• Quakers

• proprietors

• patroons

• Peter Stuyvesant

What is a landowner in New Netherland called?

• Quaker

• pacifist

• patroon

• proprietor

Someone who refuses to fight in wars is called

• a pacifist.

• a patroon.

• a Quaker.

• a proprietor.

The sole owner and ruler of a colony is called a

• Quaker.

• a pacifist.

• a patroon.

• a proprietor.

Which of these was originally called New Amsterdam?

• New Jersey

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Rhode Island

Which of the following was named after an island in the English Channel?

• Delaware

• New Amsterdam

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

He designed the "City of Brotherly Love."

• Sir George Carteret

• Oliver Cromwell

• William Penn

• Peter Stuyvesant

What 1701 document granted Pennsylvania colonists the right to elect legislative representatives?

• the Charter of Colonists

• the Charter of Pennsylvania

• the Charter of Privileges

• Penn's Charter

William Penn allowed some of Pennsylvania's southern counties to function as a separate colony called

• Delaware.

• New Amsterdam.

• Philadelphia.

• New Pennsylvania.