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WorksheetsMiddle Colonies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What group of people mainly lived in the Middle Colonies?
Puritans
Quakers
Shakers
Native Americans
What are the Middle Colonies also known as?
The Thirteen Original Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Why were the Middle Colonies called the "Bread Basket" Colonies?
the shape of the Middle Colonies looks like a bread basket
they produced so much wheat they could sell it to the other colonies
the people in the Middle Colonies ate a lot of bread
they made baskets made from wheat
Why were the Middle Colonies founded?
people were looking for religious freedom
people were looking for a route to the New World
people could find better jobs in this area
people were looking to make money off the land and resources
Which colonies are part of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
Which colonies are part of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
New York
Connecticut
Maryland
Delaware
How did fertile soil help colonists?
colonists were better able to build houses
it allowed colonists to grow many crops
it allowed colonists to keep farm animals
colonists could trade soil with other colonies
What were houses made from in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
mud and straw
stone
wood and mud
lumber
What did the Quakers believe in?
religious freedom
making as much money as possible
following the rules of the church
oatmeal
Why did many people come to live in the Middle Colonies?
the weather was better than in New England
there were many people on the ship that sailed there
the founders believed in true religious freedom
there were more jobs available
Quakers believed in 3 principles: honesty, simplicity, and peace
True
False
Mid-Atlantic homes did not have any windows
True
False
What job did most colonists have if they lived in the Middle Colonies?
farmer
blacksmith
cooper
tailor
What is this colonial tool?
caravel
hornbook
axe
plow
Why was a market town located near a river?
water was needed as a resource for people living in the town
to make it easier to transport goods being traded
these towns were known for selling and trading fish
people would be able to use the river as a landmark to help them find the town
Husbands and wives worked as teams in trade jobs such as shoemakers, blacksmiths, printers, and tailors.
True
False
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the largest and wealthiest city in the colonies.
True
False
What crops were grown in the Middle Colonies?
corn
wheat
pumpkin
potatoes
A surplus is...
someone who is learning a trade or a skill by working for someone who is skilled in that field
a person who buys and sells goods
an extra supply of something
a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country
Many skilled craftsmen and artisans lived in the Mid-Atlantic colonies
True
False
