Quiz Lesson 4: Middle Colonies

Who were the Protestant reformers who fled persecution in England and believed that all people were equal and rejected war?

• Amish

• Mennonites

• Quakers

• Puritans

What type of colony was New Jersey when it became directly ruled by the English monarch?

• Proprietary colony

• Royal colony

• Charter colony

• Independent colony

Which colonies thrived on cash crops and were known for exporting so much grain that they were called the Breadbasket Colonies?

• Southern colonies

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Western colonies

Pennsylvania Dutch included the Amish and Mennonites who liked the idea of people of different religions living peacefully together and received their name because of what?

• They were from the Netherlands

• People could not pronounce the word Deutsch

• They spoke Dutch

• They were Dutch settlers

What did the Quakers believe about people and war?

• All people were superior and war was necessary

• All people were equal and rejected all war

• Only some people were equal and war was sometimes necessary

• People were unequal and war was inevitable

Define Pennsylvania Dutch:

Define Quakers:

Define Royal Colony:

Define Commoner:

Define cash crop: