Middle Colony Notes/Study Guide (Honors)

Originally part of ________________, New Amsterdam (Will become NYC) was purchased from the ______________ by Peter Minuit.

• New Amsterdam was purchased from the Native Americans.

• Originally part of the British Empire, New Amsterdam was purchased from the French by Peter Minuit.

• Originally part of the Spanish Empire, New Amsterdam was purchased from the Dutch by Peter Minuit.

• Originally part of the Dutch Empire, New Amsterdam was purchased from the Spanish by Peter Minuit.

The Dutch didn’t want to fight so they turned NY over to the British.

• True

• False

The first permanent settlement in New Jersey was established by the _______________.

• Dutch.

• English.

• French.

• Spanish.

Lord ______________ and Sir ____________ Carteret were granted lands in New Jersey.

• Who were granted lands in New Jersey?

• Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret

• Lord Baltimore and Sir Walter Raleigh

• Lord Fairfax and Sir William Berkeley

Peter Minuit founded ______ ________ in Delaware.

• New Sweden

• New Amsterdam

• New England

• New France

Delaware was part of ____________________ until 1703.

• Delaware was part of Pennsylvania until 1703.

• Delaware was part of New York until 1703.

• Delaware was part of Maryland until 1703.

• Delaware was part of Virginia until 1703.

King Charles II owed money to William Penn’s deceased ____________, so he granted him land along New Jersey for English Quakers.

• father

• brother

• uncle

• cousin

_________ Penn was the founder of ______________ and ________________.

• William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.

• William Penn was the founder of New York and Boston.

• William Penn was the founder of Virginia and Maryland.

• William Penn was the founder of Georgia and South Carolina.

William Penn is a ______________ pacifist.

• William Penn is a noted pacifist.

• William Penn is a famous pacifist.

• William Penn is a controversial pacifist.

• William Penn is a reluctant pacifist.

Society of Friends are members of which religious group?

• Buddhism

• Quakerism

• Hinduism

• Islam