Middle Colonies

______________ was given a charter to begin a colony west of New Jersey. He wanted to establish a safe place for Quakers, who were being persecuted for their religious beliefs.

• William Penn

• Peter Stuyvesant

• John Berkeley

• All of the above

William Penn's colony, Pennsylvania, had a democratic government and promised religious freedom for all Christians. Because of this, Penn named the capital _____________.

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Philadelphia

• New York City

In 1682, a region south of Pennsylvania called __________ was sold to William Penn.

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Philadelphia

• New York

The economy of the Middle colonies was based on ___________.

• farming

• trade

• skilled laborers

• all of the above

Although slaves were an important part of the economy of the Middle colonies, _______________ filled the growing labor needs of the middle colonies.

• women

• Native Americans

• indentured servants

• all of the above

Most women in the Middle colonies worked primarily in the home. But some women made important contributions to the economy by...

• running businesses (grocery stores, bakeries, drugstores).

• running farms.

• practicing medicine and working as nurses.

• all of the above

Quakers (the Society of Friends) made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey. The Quakers believed in...

• the equality of men and women before God.

• violence

• religious tolerance for only Quakers

• none of the above

Which of these led to the New York Slave Revolt of 1712?

• Enslaved Africans had fewer rights under English rule.

• Enslaved Africans had fewer opportunities to earn freedom under new English laws.

• Harsh conditions and the mistreatment of enslaved Africans.

• All of the above.

True or False? Fur trade was important to the economies of New York and New Jersey through the end of the 1600s.

• True

• False

The land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers was given to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley and named _____________.

• New York

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania