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Middle Colonies

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan?
a)
Fort Orange
b)
Aquebogue
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
Belgium
2.

The area of land in New York that the Dutch settled was called _________________.

a)

New Amsterdam

b)

New Netherland

c)

New York

d)

Fort Orange

3.

New Netherland became the English colony of ___________.

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

4.

William Penn was a member of the ____________.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Pequot

d)

Quakers

5.

How was Pennsylvania different from other settled colonies?

a)

Penn welcomed people from different cultures and religions.

b)

Penn was a tyrant and punished people of different religions.

c)

Penn gave land away to new settlers.

d)

Penn fought with other settlers for land and power.

6.
Henry Hudson's goal was to find____________.
a)
The North Pacific Ocean
b)
Gold, for Holland could become a wealthy country 
c)
The Northwest Passage and a shorter route to Asia
d)
The Fountain of Youth
7.

What made the Dutch different than the other colonial powers?

a)

They refused to trade with Indians

b)

They killed Indians first, asked questions later

c)

They lived in Indian villages & didn't build new towns

d)

They did not try to actively convert Indians

8.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
9.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
10.

Who founded a colony where Delaware is today?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Sweden

c)

France

d)

England

11.

What city did William Penn found?

a)

Camden

b)

Wilmington

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New York

12.

How were Indians treated in Pennsylvania?

a)

With respect as friends

b)

Like they were less than human

c)

Like Gods

d)

With brutality

13.

What made the Middle Colonies unique?

a)

They had more farmers

b)

They were more diverse

c)

They traded more

d)

They had more slaves