Middle Colonies Explorers and Adventurers

What were some of the trades that men worked in?

• shoemakers

• blacksmiths

• barrel makers

• teachers

Who originally colonized the land of New York?

• The Dutch

• The English

• The French

• The Spanish

Who was Peter Stuyvesant?

• Dutch governor who lost New Amsterdam to the English

• English leader who won New Amsterdam from the Dutch

• Iroquois Indian who led his tribe against the Dutch

• A Jesuit priest who tried to convert the Iroquois Indians

Quakers believed in all of the following EXCEPT

• Equality of men and women

• Non-violence

• Jesus is the Son of God

• Men should serve in the military

Who founded Pennsylvania?

• Peter Stuyvesant

• William Wadsworth

• William Penn

• King James II

True or False: Women were never allowed to work outside of the home in the middle colonies

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT one of the middle colonies?

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Maryland

• Delaware

What were the two major middle colonies?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

Which religion did most people in Pennsylvania practice?

• Puritan

• Quaker

• Catholic

TRUE OR FALSE: Colonists could practice religious freedom in Pennsylvania.

• True

• False