Middle Colonies DE Video Questions

Native American populations declined as American colonies grew, largely due to _____.

• Cultural Differences

• Disease

• Warfare

• Industrialization

Pennsylvania became the “Breadbasket of America” because _____.

• hard-working people moved to Pennsylvania to enjoy religious freedom

• Pennsylvania soil was the best in all the colonies

• large quantities of goods were imported to Pennsylvania

• people there had the latest farming techniques

Independence Hall in Philadelphia was important because _____.

• it was the largest building in the colonies

• it was the center of political life in the American colonies

• it was the largest building in Pennsylvania

• it was the first building made by American craftspeople

The “patroon” system was designed to _____.

• provide money for building new roads

• bring new colonists to America

• provide military defense for people in the American colonies

• make colonial houses warmer in the winter

The Glorious Revolution resulted in _____.

• British Parliament acquiring more power than the monarchy

• the purchase of Manhattan Island

• King James II ascending to the English throne

• New Netherland becoming an English colony

William’s Penn’s vision for the colony of Pennsylvania incorporated the concept of _____.

• fair treatment for Native Americans

• no taxes

• required religious education for all

• the requirement that everyone must work

Members of the Society of Friends can best be described as _____.

• real estate developers

• traitors to Great Britain

• pacifists

• military activists

The colony of New Jersey was founded for religious purposes.

• True

• False

The explorer Henry Hudson sailed in search of a northwest passage, a more direct route from Europe to Asia.

• True

• False

The colony of Delaware belonged to which four countries?

• United States, Russia, Great Britain, France

• United States, Great Britain, Sweden, Holland

• Great Britain, France, Belgium United States

• Sweden, Germany, United States, Mexico