WorksheetsMiddle Colonies Review Should-Do
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the
"Breadbasket" colonies
"High-Yielding" colonies
"Prolific Pennsylvanians"
"Fruitful Friends"
Cattle, iron, and grain were produced in which colonial region?
Backcountry
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which religious group known for their tolerance, acceptance, pacifism and oats settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Catholics
Puritans
Baptists
Which combination of geographic and economic features helped New York and Philadelphia to prosper?
Harbors/Trade
Lakes/Tourism
Warm Breeze/Wind Power
Mountains/Mining
The best definition for DIVERSITY:
variety/range of different things
willingness to tolerate something
far away from other places
the study of how people choose to use their resources
What country first colonized the region that would be New York and New Jersey? (Hint: their people are dutch.)
The Netherlands
Denmark
England
Spain
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?
John Winthrop
John Smith
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
Quakers
proprietors
patroons
Peter Stuyvesant
He designed the "City of Brotherly Love."
Sir George Carteret
Oliver Cromwell
William Penn
Peter Stuyvesant
Which of the following is NOT a Middle Colony?
New York
New Jersey
Georgia
Pennsylvania
What type of economy did the Middle Colonies have? Select all that apply.
farming
Ironworks
Shipbuilding
Whaling
What type of climate does the Middle Colonies have? Select all that apply.
cold, somewhat harsh winters
very hot and humid
mild, somewhat pleasant winters
warm, short summers
True or False: New York had a "King's Governor."
True
False
What were the two major middle colonies?
Massachusetts
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
The General Assembly was...
the governmental group who met to pass or reject laws
the industry worker's union
another term for a townhall meeting
· Quakers· Catholics· religious tolerance· flexible social structure
All of these terms are associated with what colonial North American region?
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Chesapeake Colonies
Which of the following colonies were apart of the Middle Colonies?
Georgia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Which of the following is not a Middle Colony?
Pennsylvania
Delaware
South Carolina
New York
Which of these individuals would have been MOST likely to settle in one of the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies?
a member of the Puritan religious sect
a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance
a wealthy planter in search of cheap land for a cotton plantation
an African slave headed to work on a cotton plantation
What is the nickname for the Middle Colonies?
Breadbasket
Fruit basket
True or False: They had much more religious freedom in the Middle Colonies?
True
False
What was the biggest crop that the Middle Colonies were known for?
Grapes
Wheat
Which of the following is NOT one of the middle colonies?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Delaware
Which right was guaranteed in most governments in the Middle colonies?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of press
Freedom of religion
Right to bear arms
Which Colony is shaded Blue?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which Colony is shaded green?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which Colony is shaded purple?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which Colony is shaded Orange?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
What were the two main cities in the middle colonies?
New York and Pennsylvania
Hudson and Delaware
New Amsterdam (New York City) and Philadelphia
Brandywine and Coatesville
