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The Middle Colonies Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colony is NOT part of the middle colony region

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Delaware

d)

New York

2.

These colonies had ____ winters and ____ summers

a)

mild/warm

b)

harsh/hot

c)

warm/cold

3.

The middle colonies were nicknamed "The Breadbasket Colonies"

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Choose the correct definition for "artisan"

a)

People who drove ships up and down the rivers.

b)

People who were good at making products by hand.

c)

People who liked to farm.

d)

People who raised livestock.

5.

The middle colonies were a diverse population and took part in different religions.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

King Charles II gave land from New Netherlands to his brother ______.

a)

Sir George Carteret

b)

William Penn

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Duke of York

7.

Match the following

Piedmont

rolling hills

Artisans

Blacksmiths, coppers, cobblers

Immigrants

people who move to another country

Proprietors

People who owned and controlled the land in a colony

Charter of Privileges

Granted colonists the right to elect representatives to legislature.

8.

By 1702 Delaware was returned to the king as a ______ colony.

a)

royal

b)

free

c)

dead

d)

proprietary

9.

Pennsylvania was founded for the ________.

a)

Jews

b)

Muslim

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

10.

The _________ wanted to increase the number of settlers. _____ was offered to people who could bring new colonists.

a)

Virginia Company/Fish

b)

Dutch West India Company/land

c)

William Penn/gold