Founding the Middle Colonies

Which of the following was NOT a motivation for founding the middle colonies?

• freedom to practice religion

• the desire to explore new areas

• wealth and power

• having colonies to do business with

What expanded into what is now New Jersey?

• New Sweden

• New Netherland

• New Amsterdam

• Delaware

What did the Dutch West India Company invest in?

• Fur

• Whale Oil

• Cotton

• Silk

Enslaved Africans arrived in Netherland in what year?

• 1620

• 1625

• 1626

• 1638

What was a risk that free Africans had?

• Freedom but could still be sent to war

• kidnapped to a great place

• Sold into slavery and live a very happy life

• Kidnapped and sold into slavery

What did King Charles II want?

• to establish a new trade route

• more power and loyalty

• control of the entire Eastern Coast of North America

• more ships

What King Charles II give to his brother?

• New Netherlands

• wealth

• an army

• a new horse

Select who the Duke of York gave New Jersey to. (There are two answers)

• Lord John Berkeley

• William Penn

• Sir George Carteret

• Peter Stuyvesant

Who wanted people to move to New Jersey

• King Charles II

• The Duke of York

• Berkeley and Carteret

• The Duke of the West

How did Berkeley and Carteret try to persuade people to move to New Jersey

• They offered them religious freedom.

• They threatened to throw them in jail if they didn't go.

• They lied about the resources available there.

• They sold plots of land to families for very low prices.