Middle colonies quiz review

Which 4 are the middle colonies?

• New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland

• New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland.

All of these helped middle colony farmers succeed EXCEPT for:

• Deep rich soil

• Mild climate

• Lots of trees

• Plenty of summer rain

Why were waterfalls at the fall line helpful?

• They were pretty to look at

• They provided fresh water to drink

• They provided fish to eat

• The water power could be used for grist mills and lumber mills.

What 2 large rivers flowed through the middle colonies?

• Hudson and Mississippi rivers

• Delaware and Missouri rivers

• Hudson and Delaware rivers

• Delaware and Mississippi rivers.

Why were the large rivers so useful for colonists?

• Provided a route to transport goods to cities and countries

• Provided a place to swim when it got hot

• Provided places to build second homes on water front property

• Provided lazy rivers to go tubing upon

What was William Penn's religious affiliation (beliefs)

• A puritan

• A quaker

• A methodist

• A catholic

What did Quakers believe?

• People who believed differently from them needed to leave

• All people were nice

• All people were going to go to Heaven

• All people were equal

What two things did William Penn offer colonists living in Pennsylvania?

• Religious freedom and Self-Government

• Free land and religious freedom

• Self-Government and free land

• Liberty and justice for all

Who founded Pennsylvania?

• Roger Williams

• William Brewster

• William Pencil

• William Penn

New York and New Jersey created law making bodies called ____?

• Senates

• Assemblies

• Congress

• Representatives