Middle Colonies

Which colonies make up the Middle colonies?

• New York, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut

• Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey

• Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey

• New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware

Which group of people primarily settled the Middle colonies?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Quakers

• Catholics

Why were the Middle colonies often known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies?

• They made breadbaskets

• The soil was great for growing wheat

• Their bread was famously delicious

• The soil was great for growing rice

Society in the Middle colonies was more ___________ due to Quaker religious beliefs.

• Equal

• Male-dominated (patriarchal)

• Rigid

• None of the above

The Middle Colonies were the most diverse region, meaning what?

• They grew the most different types of crops

• They had the most different types of economies

• They were settled by only one group

• They were settled by the most different groups

Which right was guaranteed in most governments in the Middle colonies?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of press

• Freedom of religion

• Right to bear arms

One of the primary indigenous groups in the Middle colonies were called

• The Lenape

• The Iroquios

• The Wampanoag

• The Powhatan

True or False: because Quakers believed in equality, there was no slavery in the Middle Colonies.

• True

• False