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Middle Colonies

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

2.

Letter B on the map represents which colony/state?

a)

New York

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

3.

Which letter represents the colony/state of New York?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Letter C on the map represents which colony/state?

a)

New York

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

5.

Letter D on the map represents which colony/state?

a)

New York

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Jersey

6.

In the Middle Colonies, the soil was _____ and the climate ____ than in New England.

a)

poorer, colder

b)

richer, milder

c)

poorer, milder

d)

richer, colder

7.

What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies?

a)

Breadbasket colonies

b)

Royal colonies

c)

Gold Digger colonies

d)

Oatmeal colonies

8.

Why were the Middle Colonies called the "Breadbasket" Colonies?

a)

the shape of the Middle Colonies looks like a bread basket

b)

they grew a lot of wheat and other grains

c)

the people in the Middle Colonies ate a lot of bread

d)

they made baskets out of wheat

9.

The Middle Colonies region was the most diverse region out of the three colonial regions. What made them the most diverse?

a)

They had settlers from many different countries and who practiced different religions.

b)

They had settlers from only one country, England, and all of them practiced the same religion.

c)

The colonists there grew the same crop - wheat.

d)

The colonists there worked harder than the settlers in the New England and Southern colonies.

10.

New York was originally settled by

a)

The French

b)

The English

c)

The Dutch

d)

The Spanish

11.

The New York colony was settled by people who wanted

a)

religious freedom

b)

profit and trade

c)

Puritan rights

d)

to grow cash crops

12.

New York City is the largest city in the United States today. But, it wasn't always called New York City. When it was a Dutch colony it was called...?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New Paris

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

New Rome

13.

Which combination of geographic and economic features helped New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prosper?

a)

Good Harbors and Trade

b)

Lakes and Tourism

c)

Warm Breeze and Wind Power

d)

Mountains and Mining

14.

What did the Quakers believe in?

a)

equality, religious freedom, and peace

b)

everyone should practice one religion

c)

religion had no place in the Middle Colonies

d)

that the church should be at the center of the colony

15.

True or False: The Middle Colonies offered more religious freedom than the New England Colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
William Penn was?
a)

a wealthy friend of the king who wanted a safe place for Quakers to live in Pennsylvania

b)

a wealthy friend of the king who wanted a safe place for Quakers to live in Virginia

c)

a wealthy friend of the king who wanted a safe place for Quakers to live in Delaware

d)

a wealthy friend of the king who wanted a safe place for Quakers to live in New Jersey

17.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Delaware
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
18.

What were some of the main occupations/jobs of people in the Middle Colonies?

a)

plantation owners

b)

fishing, whaling, and lumber

c)

blacksmith, trading, and farming

d)

explorers and mining

19.
What is an immigrant?
a)

A person who leaves a country

b)
A person who comes to a country to make a new life
c)

Living in the country