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A type of colony where the king gives land to one or more people in exchange for a yearly payment
Proprietary Colony (PG.93)
A colony under direct control of a King or Queen
Royal Colony (PG.94)
Crops that are not consumed by a farmer‘s family, but instead sold for money
Cash crops (PG.97)
A regular or average person
Commoners (PG.94)
The colony the Dutch set up along the Hudson River
New Netherland (New Amsterdam was a settlement within the colony) (PG.92)
William Penn founded what colony in 1681?
Pennsylvania (PG.94)
The group of German speaking Protestants that arrived in Pennsylvania became known as what?
Pennsylvania Dutch (PG.96)
William Penn was a member of this religious group (one of the most despised religious groups in England)
Quakers (PG.94)
A place where people are protected from danger and trouble
haven (PG.93)
Haven from war and poverty, as well as fertile farm land in this colony attracted many colonists
New Jersey (PG.94)
In 1704, the lower counties of Pennsylvania broke away to form what colony?
Delaware (PG.96)
William Penn’s Quaker beliefs led him to speak out for fair treatment of what group?
American Indians (PG.95)
By 1664, the trade rivalry between which two colonizing powers was at its height?
England and Netherlands (PG.93)
New Jersey encouraged this economic system that allows farms to run without much government control
The Free Enterprise System (PG.94)
Pennsylvania was created for a mix of _____, _____, _____, and _____ reasons (100 points for each answer)
Political, economic, religious, social (PG.96)
What groups made up the ethnic diversity of the middle colonies?
English, Dutch, German, and Scotch-Irish (PG.98)
New Jersey formed out of New York because the Duke of York decided…
The colony was too big to govern easily (PG.93)
What did William Penn propose in order to further self government?
Constitution and General Assembly (PG.95)
New England colonies main reason for settlement. Middle colonies main reason for settlement.(2 answers) (hint. Look at page 98)
New England - avoid religious persecution
Middle colonies - economic gain
The territory claimed by both New York and New Hampshire would be located in modern day… (what state?)
Vermont (PG.92)