Middle Colonies Review

The middle colonies consisted of...

• New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Rhode Island.

• North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia.

• Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Pennsylvania means ____.

• "a colony for all."

• "the king rules."

• "Penn's woods."

• "liberty and justice."

Which of the following was NOT a way people in the Middle Colonies made a living?

• Farming

• Skilled Labor (carpentry, tailoring, etc.)

• Logging

• Whaling

People moved to the Middle Colonies from all over because of what? Select all that apply.

• Religious freedom and tolerance

• Democratic government

• Fair trials and no false imprisonment

• Lots of ways to make money

The Middle Colonies were known as...

• the nutmeg colonies

• the breadbasket colonies

• the cotton colonies

• the log cabin colonies

Why was trade so successful in the middle colonies?

• It wasn't.

• They ran everything with slave labor, so they made more profit from their sales.

• The location made it easy for ships to use rivers and harbors, which helped connect all the colonies.

• The king did not take any taxes from them, so they were able to keep all their profits.

Which of the following were MAIN resources in the middle colonies? Select all that apply.

• Grains

• Oil

• Trees

• Granite

What was the climate in the middle colonies?

• Temperate (warm summers, cold winters)

• Continental (cool summers, very cold winters)

• Tropical (warm all year)

• Dry (very little precipitation)

What was the geography mostly like in the middle colonies?

• Lots of mountains, rocky soil

• Very flat, dry soil

• Plains, hills, and mountains, rich soil

• Swamps and forests, sandy soil

Religious groups in the middle colonies mainly consisted of

• Buddhists and Taoists.

• Puritans and Pilgrims

• Baptists and Evangelicals

• Quakers, Jews, Catholics, and more (no main religion)