Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Which of the following is known as the home of the many Dutch Trading Posts?

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• New Amsterdam

• Pennsylvania

What makes rivers important in trading?

• Raw materials or goods were moved quickly.

• Many people wanted to swim in the rivers.

• It was a tourist attraction.

• Native Americans always stayed near water.

How did New Amsterdam become New York?

• Spanish settlers took over the Dutch.

• The Dutch moved West.

• English explorers raided the area.

• British colonists took over the area.

Which is NOT a characteristic of the region?

• coastal lowlands

• rocky coastlines

• harbors and bays

• high, snow-capped mountains

Which was a way colonists made money?

• buying grain from the South

• growing cotton

• whaling

• selling crops

What did people trade in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• food

• tools

• animal furs

• supplies

• sugar

What made the middle colonies the "Breadbasket"?

• They grew cotton.

• They grew peanuts.

• Wheat and grains were grown.

• Peach trees were grown.

Which states made up the middle colonies?

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• North Carolina

What were two important rivers in the region?

• Mississippi

• Hudson

• Delaware

• Rio Grande

What three groups of people traded in the colonies?

• Other countries

• Other colonies/colonists

• Native Americans

• Floridians