Middle Colonies

The four Middle Colonies were New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and ________.

• Massachusets

• Connecticut

• Delaware

• New Hampshire

True or False?

The Pacific Ocean bordered the Middle Colonies to the east.

• True

• False

The ______ Mountains formed a natural border to the west of the colonies

• Rocky

• Appalachian

• Sierra Nevada

• Adirondack

_______ founded Pennsylvania in 1681.

• Benjamin Franklin

• William Penn

This religious group believed that everyone should be treated fairly and equally.

• Christians

• Jews

• Quakers

• Puritans

True or False: Quaker ministers chose people to speak aloud during their group's meetings.

• True

• False

True or False: Quakers flocked to the Middle Colonies to escape the unfair treatment they faced in England.

• True

• False

Ben Franklin invented the ___ to safely attract lightning and prevent fires.

• electricity

• leyden jar

• lightning rod

• silk kite

True or False: Benjamin Franklin was the official printer of the Pennsylvania Colony. Later, he became President of the United States.

• True

• False

Indentured servants were _____

• Permanent workers

• temporary workers