Studies Weekly, Week 14 - The Middle Colonies

What was the name of the book that Benjamin Franklin wrote that contained information on calendars, tide tables, moon phases, weather forecasts, and advice?

• The Key to Kite Flying

• Armonica

• Poor Richard's Almanack

• The Revolutionary War Book

Which of these values did Benjamin Franklin show throughout his life?

• laziness

• hardworking

• strength

• flexibility

Which of the following is not true of Benjamin Franklin?

• his face is on the $100 dollar bill

• he was an inventor

• he was not nice to his neighbors

• he read a lot of books

By signing the Treaty of Paris, what event would end?

• the Civil War

• the Gulf War

• the Revolutionary War

• the French and Indian War

What are these men doing?

• writing the Stamp Act

• writing the Constitution

• writing the Declaration of Independence

• writing letters to the Sons of Liberty

This is a portrait of __________.

• George Washington

• Berenstain Bear

• Barack Obama

• Benjamin Franklin

The middle colonies where also known as the "bread colonies" because they did which of the following?

• farmed important grains

• sold bread at the market

• ate a lot of bread

• traded bread for cattle

What is one product that would likely NOT be in the Middle Colonies?

• cotton

• lumber milling

• ship building

• farming grain

What city was once known as the capital of the United States before the Revolutionary War?

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Washington D.C.

• Richmond

The middle colonies were located in what part of modern day America?

• the southwest

• the northwest

• the southeast

• the northeast