Middle Colonies Quiz

Democracy is____

• a government in which the people don't have the power

• a government in which all religions are tolerated

• a government in which the people have the power

• a government in which profit is the main form of power

Faction is _______

• a selection process to prevent the people from replacing politicians.

• a group of people who share a particular political or economic interest.

• religious tolerance

• faith in the people to do the right thing

What is the "chain of friendship"?

• A road in Pennsylvania that belonged to the Native Americans that they allowed the settlers to use in order to help friendships grow.

• A business plan used to encourage population growth between the Native Americans and the settlers.

• A treaty where William Penn's sons acquired land by exploiting the friendship their father had established with the Native Americans

• A peaceful business negotiation between William Penn and the Native Americans about purchasing land.

What Native American tribe lived in the region before the setlers and how did they use the rivers?

• The Lenni Lenape lived there before the settlers and would use the rivers to hunt, to make pottery, for transportation, and fishing.

• The Pequots lived there before the settlers and would use the rivers to farm corn, beans, and squash.

• The Delaware lived there before the settlers and would use the rivers to bring goods in and out of the area.

• The Wappinger lived there before the settlers and would use the rivers to map out new lands for the settlers.

What were the colonies in the Middle Colonies called?

• North Carolina, South Carolina, New England, and Delaware

• Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

• Virgina, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia

What made the Middle Colonies full of diversity?

• Because the Quakers were allowed to practice their religion freely in Pennsylvania.

• Because people came from the New England colonies to have religious freedom.

• Because they were claimed by Henry Hudson on behalf of the Dutch.

• A varied number of nationalities and different religous groups lived in the Middle Colonies.

Who did the Dutch sympathize with?

• They sympathized with the Native Americans and began to trade with them.

• They sympathized with the indentured servants.

• They sympathized the the proprietors of New York and New Jersey.

• They sympathized with other protestants from Europe who faced persecution or discrimination in their home countries.

Who were the Quakers?

• A group of community members who rejected all or any beliefs.

• A religious group who believed in outcasting other religions.

• A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England

• • a Christian religious group who believed in peace, simplicity, and community