Middle Colonies

What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan?

• Fort Orange
• Aquebogue
• New Amsterdam
• Belgium

The area of land in New York that the Dutch settled was called _________________.

• New Amsterdam

• New Netherland

• New York

• Fort Orange

New Netherland became the English colony of ___________.

• New Jersey

• New York

• New Hampshire

• North Carolina

William Penn was a member of the ____________.

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Pequot

• Quakers

How was Pennsylvania different from other settled colonies?

• Penn welcomed people from different cultures and religions.

• Penn was a tyrant and punished people of different religions.

• Penn gave land away to new settlers.

• Penn fought with other settlers for land and power.

Henry Hudson's goal was to find____________.

• The North Pacific Ocean
• Gold, for Holland could become a wealthy country 
• The Northwest Passage and a shorter route to Asia
• The Fountain of Youth

What made the Dutch different than the other colonial powers?

• They refused to trade with Indians

• They killed Indians first, asked questions later

• They lived in Indian villages & didn't build new towns

• They did not try to actively convert Indians

Push factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country
• reasons that drive a person out of their country
• reasons people migrate to a new area

Pull factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country.
• reasons people leave an area
• reasons that drive a person out of their country

Who founded a colony where Delaware is today?

• Netherlands

• Sweden

• France

• England