Middle Colonies

Middle Colonies

8th Grade

18 Qs

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Middle Colonies

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Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Corey Hill

Used 5+ times

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______________ 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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

New Jersey

Delaware

Philadelphia

New York

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The economy of the Middle colonies was based on ___________.

farming

trade

skilled laborers

all of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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