Middle Colonies

Imagine this:

Ava, Samuel, and Henry are having a heated debate in history class. They're discussing the Quakers and their beliefs. Ava thinks that the Quakers believed that people of different beliefs could live together in harmony. Samuel and Henry aren't so sure. Who do you think is right?

• Ava is right (TRUE)

• Samuel and Henry are right (FALSE)

The Middle Colonies had a longer growing season than the New England colonies which allowed them to grow

• Cash Crops

• Corn, beans, squash

• Rutabagas

• Asparagus

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the

• "Breadbasket" colonies

• "High-Yielding" colonies

• "Prolific Pennsylvanians"

• "Fruitful Friends"

Why is it helpful for a settlement to be on water?

• You can fish

• Ships can come in and out of the harbor, making trade easy

• It can help provide good farming land

Elijah, Emma, and Hannah are having a debate. Elijah argues that the Middle Colonies were ethnically and religiously diverse. Is Elijah correct?

• True

• False

What was a natural resource of the Middle Colonies?

• good soil
• gold
• copper
• timber

The religion that was founded by William Penn was knows as __________.

• Protestant
• Baptist
• Catholic
• Quaker

What European nation originally controlled present day New York?

• France

• Netherlands

• England

• Spain

What colony did William Penn establish?

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

Which of the following is a correct description of the population/settlers of the Middle Colonies?

• It was made up of plantation owners and African slaves

• Puritans and Separatists

• Diverse religious groups and nationalities

• French fur trappers and Native Americans