The Middle Colonies

What characteristics define the Middle Colonies?

• A search for religious freedom, but not necessarily for everyone

• Business, trade, and diversity

• A plantation lifestyle and slavery

• Spanish and French rule

Which two colonies were the largest of the Middle Colonies?

• Massachusetts and Rhode Island

• New York and Pennsylvania

• Delaware and New Jersey

• Georgia and Virginia

Which colony originally belonged to the Netherlands (Dutch) and included the city of New Amsterdam, but was later taken by the English (British)?

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• New York

What is a cash crop?

• A crop that is grown to be sold and make money

• Crops grown to feed one's family

• A small garden

• A tree where money grows

Which colony was started by Quakers and named after its founder?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

What city is the "city of brotherly love" and began as William Penn's "holy experiment" in religious tolerance?

• New York

• Quebec

• Jersey City

• Philadelphia

True or False: The Middle Colonies were ethnically and culturally diverse, with people from all over the world and of many different religions.

• True

• False

True or False: The Puritans dominated the Middle Colonies

• True

• False

What is representative government?

• A government where people elect representatives to make laws

• A king chooses the people who make the laws

• A government with a king or queen

• A system where no one has any rights

What is self-government?

• The belief that kings and queens have a right to rule over us

• The belief that as a community we are in charge of our own government and laws

• The belief that people should not have too many rights

• Anyone can do whatever they want, whenever they want