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WorksheetsUnit 6 The Middle Colonies
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these geographical advantages most helped the Middle Colonies become known as the "breadbasket" colonies?
fertile soil
deep harbors
long rivers
tropical climate
After taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch, which two colonies did the English form in that region?
Delaware and Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey
Connecticut and Massachusetts
Maryland and Virginia
Use the following sentence to help you find the meaning of the word "refuge". May Quakers settled in the Middle Colonies in hopes of finding refuge.
a friend or partner
a safe place
a center of trade
a mix of people
Which of the following documents is an example of self-government in the Middle Colonies?
Fundamental Orders
The Mayflower Compact
The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gazette
With which Native American leader did William Penn form a long-lasting peace?
Metacomet
Powhatan
Tamanend
Tisquantum
For which religious group did William Penn want to provide a refuge when he founded the Pennsylvania Colony?
Catholics
Presbyterians
Puritans
Quakers
What was one effect of the Great Awakening in the Middle Colonies?
the outlawing of slavery
the right to a trial by jury
greater religious tolerance and diversity
better relations with Native Americans
Which of these colonists was a leader of the Great Awakening?
Benjamin Franklin
William Penn
Peter Stuyvesant
George Whitefield
Which of the following is one way that the Middle colonies differed from the New England Colonies?
The Middle Colonies were home to a mix of religious groups.
Only white men in the Middle Colonies could vote in elections.
The Middle Colonies had many busy port cities.
English settlers made up the majority of the Middle Colonies population.
Why were port cities important to the economic success of the Middle Colonies?
They were surrounded by farms.
They offered more freedoms to immigrants
They gave artisans a place to sell their products
They were major trade centers.
Why was farming in the Middle Colonies a better economic choice than farming in New England?
The soil in the Middle Colonies was more fertile and the climate was better.
The cost of shipping goods to England from the Middle Colonies was cheaper
The cost of grain was lower in the Middle Colonies.
The Middle Colonies didn't have fertile soil.
Which city in the Middle Colonies became the largest and wealthiest city in all the 13 colonies?
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Charles Town
What two port cities were very important to the Middle Colonies?
Delaware and Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey
New York City and Philadelphia
Connecticut and Massachusetts
Benjamin Franklin set up a ____________ to protect Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Colony.
apprentice
militia
justice
prosperity
The fertile land, deep harbors, and mild climate of the Middle Colonies all contributed to the region's _________________.
prosperity
immigrants
apprentices
justice
Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming ________________.
militia
apprentices
immigrants
justice
William Penn wanted all colonists and Native Americans to be treated with ________________.
apprentices
immigrants
prosperity
justice
The thousands of ________________ who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the region's diversity.
militia
justice
immigrants
apprentices
