Middle Colonies

What group of people mainly lived in the Middle Colonies?

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Shakers

• Native Americans

What are the Middle Colonies also known as?

• The Thirteen Original Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Why were the Middle Colonies called the "Bread Basket" Colonies?

• the shape of the Middle Colonies looks like a bread basket

• they produced so much wheat they could sell it to the other colonies

• the people in the Middle Colonies ate a lot of bread

• they made baskets made from wheat

Why were the Middle Colonies founded?

• people were looking for religious freedom

• people were looking for a route to the New World

• people could find better jobs in this area

• people were looking to make money off the land and resources

Which colonies are part of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Virginia

Which colonies are part of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• New York

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Delaware

How did fertile soil help colonists?

• colonists were better able to build houses

• it allowed colonists to grow many crops

• it allowed colonists to keep farm animals

• colonists could trade soil with other colonies

What were houses made from in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• mud and straw

• stone

• wood and mud

• lumber

What did the Quakers believe in?

• religious freedom

• making as much money as possible

• following the rules of the church

• oatmeal

Why did many people come to live in the Middle Colonies?

• the weather was better than in New England

• there were many people on the ship that sailed there

• the founders believed in true religious freedom

• there were more jobs available