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Burlington County chapters 3&4

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the children opened their eyes in the beginning of chapter 3, they were on an English sailing ship named what?

a)

Schooner

b)

Dutch

c)

Kent

d)

Titanic

2.

The three groups that came to Burlington County during this time were the:

a)

Dutch

b)

Indians

c)

Quakers

d)

Swedes

e)

Americans

3.

Burlington County was the perfect place to live. Why it was the perfect place to live?

a)

It had plenty of forests that provided lumber and wildlife.

b)

It was located between the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek.

c)

It had great transportation because of all of the roads and water routes.

d)

All of the above

4.

Who was the Quaker who made the journey to the colonies for religious freedom in 1677, and came aboard the English sailing ship?

a)

James Bloomfield

b)

Thomas Eves

c)

Ramona Quimby

d)

Queen Christina of Sweden

5.

The first Europeans to arrive in Burlington County came with this man. He also has a river named after him.

a)

Thomas Eves

b)

Chief Sky

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Joseph Bloomfield

6.

What was the name of the Sailing ships the Dutch used to travel along the Delaware River?

a)

dugout boat

b)

schooners

c)

canoe

d)

wave runner

7.

In the beginning of chapter 4, the children found themselves where?

a)

In a kitchen preparing a recipe

b)

On a boat in the Delaware River

c)

In a Lenni-Lenape Village

d)

On High Street in Burlington

8.

Who greeted them? At this time he owned a print shop and printed money and many different documents for the colonies.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Peter Stuyvesant

c)

Chief Powhatan

d)

Henry Hudson

9.

Samuel Clift started a business that helped changed the area. People could now cross the Delaware River. What kind of business did he start?

a)

carriage

b)

bike rental

c)

tool

d)

ferry

10.

People from Philadelphia would come to Burlington County to purchase __________ products that were shipped from the ____________________ .

a)

wood; Pinelands

b)

tobacco; Main Street

c)

wind; Westfield

d)

tools; Lenape

11.

Many businesses had opened up on High Street in Burlington so many roads were built. This made transportation easier.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

The Europeans brought new diseases that killed many of the Lenni Lenape.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The Lenape were unhappy with the Americans because they were clearing their forests and killing the animals the Lenape used and sold them for their skin.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The Lenape decided to sell most of their land and New Jersey gave them 3,000 acres of land. They named their new home Brotherton Reservation.

a)

true

b)

false