The Middle Colonies and Quakers

1.) What middle colony was originally founded by the Dutch, but later taken over by the English?

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Delaware
• New York

How were slaves and indentured servants different? Check all answers that apply

• Indentured servants had a choice to serve, slaves had been taken unwillingly.

• Indentured servants received something in return for their work, slaves often did not.

• Indentured servants had been unwillingly enslaved, slaves had contracts that usually lasted from 4-7 years.

• Indentured servants could earn their freedom once their debt was paid, slaves were often purchased for life.

Using the map, what middle colony is A labeled as?

• New York

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

2.) Why did William Penn create the colony of Pennsylvania?

• to provide a home for the Quakers
• to practice nonviolence
• to escape Puritan control
• to break away from England

3.) What is a term for crops that are always needed?

• staple crops
• natural crops
• plantation crops
• cash crops

Using the map, what middle colony is D labeled as?

• New York

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

4.) Out of the options provided, please select the three crops the middle colonies were primarily known for.

• wheat

• barley

• oats

• tobacco

• rice

5.) What job did women in the middle colonies NOT hold?

• farmer
• lawyer
• indentured servant
• nurse

6.) The ______________________supported the equality of men and women before God, religious tolerance, and nonviolence.

• Quakers

• Slaves

• indentured servants

• Blacksmiths

Using the map, what middle colony is B labeled as?

• New York

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania