Middle Colonies Quiz

· Quakers· Catholics· religious tolerance· flexible social structure

All of these terms are associated with what colonial North American region?

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Chesapeake Colonies

The relationship between the Quakers and the Native Americans of Pennsylvania is best described as

• Friendly

• Hostile

• Apathetic

• Submissive

Which of the following colonies were apart of the Middle Colonies?

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• New Jersey

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania

• James Oglethorpe

• John Smith

• Benjamin Franklin

• William Penn

Which of the following is not a Middle Colony?

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• South Carolina

• New York

Which of these individuals would have been MOST likely to settle in one of the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies?

• a member of the Puritan religious sect

• a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance

• a wealthy planter in search of cheap land for a cotton plantation

• an African slave headed to work on a cotton plantation

What is the nickname for the Middle Colonies?

• Breadbasket

• Fruit basket

What was the Climate and Geography like?

• mild summers, good soil, lots of farmland

• very hot, dry land, desert

True or False: They had much more religious freedom in the Middle Colonies?

• True

• False

What was the biggest crop that the Middle Colonies were known for?

• Grapes

• Wheat