Lesson 3: The Middle Colonies

New Amsterdam was a seaport city.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which word best describes a patroon?

• soldier

• merchant

• servant

• landowner

New Netherland, a Dutch colony, became New York, an English colony.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was the governor of New Netherland?

• John Cabot

• Peter Stuyvesant

• John Berkeley

• the Duke of York

New Jersey was created from a part of _______________.

• New Amsterdam

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

• New York

William Penn is most closely associated with _______________.

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

• New York

Philadelphia means "city of brotherly love."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which religious group founded Pennsylvania?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Catholics

• Quakers

Which words best describe Penn's relationship with local Native Americans?

• hostile

• fair

• dangerous

• cruel

Delaware was created from a part of _______________.

• New Amsterdam

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• New York