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Middle Colonies Review Should-Do

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the

a)

"Breadbasket" colonies

b)

"High-Yielding" colonies

c)

"Prolific Pennsylvanians"

d)

"Fruitful Friends"

2.

Cattle, iron, and grain were produced in which colonial region?

a)

Backcountry

b)

New England

c)

Middle Colonies

d)

Southern Colonies

3.

Which religious group known for their tolerance, acceptance, pacifism and oats settled in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Baptists

4.

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

a)

Harbors/Trade

b)

Lakes/Tourism

c)

Warm Breeze/Wind Power

d)

Mountains/Mining

5.

The best definition for DIVERSITY:

a)

variety/range of different things

b)

willingness to tolerate something

c)

far away from other places

d)

the study of how people choose to use their resources

6.
What was a natural resource of the Middle Colonies?
a)
good soil
b)
gold
c)
copper
d)
timber
7.
What is a proprietor?
a)
An owner of land
b)
A pilgrim
c)
A Native American
d)
An Artisan
8.
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)
A person who lives in the city
d)
A person who leads a country
9.
Dealing with the finances of the country is what?
a)
Economic
b)
Currency
c)
Banking
d)
Enconmienda
10.
What is agriculture?
a)
Sports
b)
Farming
c)
Sowing
d)
Engineering
11.

What country first colonized the region that would be New York and New Jersey? (Hint: their people are dutch.)

a)

The Netherlands

b)

Denmark

c)

England

d)

Spain

12.

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

a)

John Winthrop

b)

John Smith

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

William Penn

13.
Name the Middle Colonies. 
a)
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania
c)
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York
14.
Which colonial region had rocky soil, rich ocean waters, and harbors for large ships?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
15.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Delaware
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
16.
The Middle Colonies were  ethnically and religiously diverse
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The Middle Colonies became known as the "breadbasket" colonies because of the good farmland and agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
New York, one of the Middle Colonies, was originally called ______.
a)
Duke of York
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New England
d)
New Amsterdam
19.

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

proprietors

c)

patroons

d)

Peter Stuyvesant

20.

He designed the "City of Brotherly Love."

a)

Sir George Carteret

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

William Penn

d)

Peter Stuyvesant

21.

Which of the following is NOT a Middle Colony?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Georgia

d)

Pennsylvania

22.

What type of economy did the Middle Colonies have? Select all that apply.

a)

farming

b)

Ironworks

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Whaling

23.

What type of climate does the Middle Colonies have? Select all that apply.

a)

cold, somewhat harsh winters

b)

very hot and humid

c)

mild, somewhat pleasant winters

d)

warm, short summers

24.

True or False: New York had a "King's Governor."

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What were the two major middle colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

North Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

26.

The General Assembly was...

a)

the governmental group who met to pass or reject laws

b)

the industry worker's union

c)

another term for a townhall meeting

27.

· Quakers· Catholics· religious tolerance· flexible social structure

All of these terms are associated with what colonial North American region?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Chesapeake Colonies

28.

Which of the following colonies were apart of the Middle Colonies?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New York

e)

New Jersey

29.

Which of the following is not a Middle Colony?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Delaware

c)

South Carolina

d)

New York

30.

Which of these individuals would have been MOST likely to settle in one of the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies?

a)

a member of the Puritan religious sect

b)

a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance

c)

a wealthy planter in search of cheap land for a cotton plantation

d)

an African slave headed to work on a cotton plantation

31.

What is the nickname for the Middle Colonies?

a)

Breadbasket

b)

Fruit basket

32.

True or False: They had much more religious freedom in the Middle Colonies?

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What was the biggest crop that the Middle Colonies were known for?

a)

Grapes

b)

Wheat

34.

Which of the following is NOT one of the middle colonies?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Maryland

e)

Delaware

35.

Which right was guaranteed in most governments in the Middle colonies?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of press

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Right to bear arms

36.

Which Colony is shaded Blue?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

37.

Which Colony is shaded green?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

38.

Which Colony is shaded purple?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

39.

Which Colony is shaded Orange?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

40.

What were the two main cities in the middle colonies?

a)

New York and Pennsylvania

b)

Hudson and Delaware

c)

New Amsterdam (New York City) and Philadelphia

d)

Brandywine and Coatesville