C3L3: The Middle Colonies

England's colonies in the north were called the __________.

• King Henry Colonies

• New Netherlands

• New England colonies

The ______ controlled the colonies between the New England colonies and Virginia and Maryland.

• English

• Dutch

• German

• Jewish

Landowners who received land grants for providing at least 50 laborers were called _____, and they had full independent control of their land.

• patroons

• patriarchs

• kings

• representatives

The English insisted they had a right to the land controlled by the Dutch because:

• they once explored it in the 1400s.

• they were the bigger, better country.

• they had a document stating it was theirs.

• the Dutch didn't want it anymore.

The New Amsterdam colony had ______, and England wanted that for themselves.

• gold, sugar and wealth

• a completely disease-free territory

• a popular sea port and thriving city

• a tax-free economy

When England sent a fleet to attack New Amsterdam, the governor, Peter Stuyvesant, responded by:

• fighting back to protect their territory!

• closing the ports so they couldn't get in.

• immediately surrendering and giving control to England.

The Duke of York decided to delegate the territory to others; the land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers became:

• New Jersey

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

New York and New Jersey both had:

• active and popular sea ports.

• a diverse population.

• complete independence from England.

• a New King.

New Jersey did not develop a major city like New York because:

• they didn't have the same work ethic.

• they didn't have a natural sea port.

• they didn't want to.

This religious group, led by William Penn, founded Pennsylvania:

• Catholics

• Quakers

• Protestants

• Anglicans