Middle Colonies
Identify the group that settled in New York
A. English
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Portuguese
B. Dutch
What was the main industry in the middle colonies?
A. Trade B. Ship building
C. Agriculture D. Farming
C. Agriculture
Which colony was founded on the idea of religious freedom?
A. Virginia
B. Massachusetts
C. Rhode Island
D. Connecticut
C. Rhode Island
Identify the region between the Atlantic ocean and Appalachian mountains
used for family farms
A. Tidewater region C. Coalition region
B. Middle Passage region D. Back Country region
D. Back Country region
The Southern colonies could function as their own country
A. True B. False
B. False
Which colony was not a middle colony
A. New Jersey
B. Delaware
C. Rhode Island
D. New York
C. Rhode Island
This was the first step in the belief that the English colonies should have self government
A. The Mayflower Compact
B. The Fundamental Order of Connecticut
C. Town Meetings
D. The Magna Carta
C. Town Meetings
Identify the idea that Thomas Hooker helped develop
A. The idea of an elected legislature in the Virginia House of Burgesses
B. The formulation of North Americans first written Constitution called
the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
C. The establishment of the first organized government with the Mayflower Compact
B. The first written Constitution called the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Identify the crop that grew the best in the Tidewater region of the colonies
A. Rice
B. Cotton
C. Indigo
D. Tobacco
A. Rice
Which colony depended on ship building as a part of their economy
A. New Jersey B. Massachusetts
C. Georgia D. Virginia
B. Massachusetts
Identify the name of the governor of New Amsterdam that gave congrol over to the English
A. John Smith
B Peter Stuyvesant
C William Berkeley
D. James Madison
B. Peter Stuyvesant
What was the main disagreement between the Quakers and the other colonists
A. Believed that the colonists should follow the directions of England
B. Believed the Native Americans had a right to stay on their own land
C. Believed that all problems could be solved without violence or war
D. Believed in the fundamental rights of the puritans
C. Believed that all problems could be solved without violence or war
Identify the crop that became an economic advantage for the colony of Virginia
A. Tobacco
B. Cotton
C. Wheat
D. Rice
A. Tobacco
Identify the person that founded the colony of Maryland
A. John Smith
B. Lord Baltimore- George Calvert
C. William Penn
D. James Oglethorpe
B. Lord Baltimore- George Calvert
Why did most enslaved people live in the Southern colonies?
A. The economy of the Southern colonies depended on labor intensive crops
B. The Middle colonies did not have an
economy that depended on enslaved people to work
C. Slavery was illegal in the New England colonies
D. The King of England required the colonists to work the agriculture
businesses because they were proprietary colonies
A. The economy of the Southern colonies depended on labor intensive crops
The middle colonies could act as their own country
A. True B. False
A. True
What is called the basic rights that belong to all citizens?
A. Civil Liberties B. Social Justice
C. Constitutional Laws D. The Mayflower Compact
A. Civil Liberties
Identify the importance of Bacon's rebellion
A. It showed the government that it could not ignore the rights of the Native Americans
B. It showed the government it could not ignore the demands of its people
C. It showed the government it could not force its people to believe in one religion
D. It showed the government it could not tell its people what to do
B. It showed the government it could not ignore the demands of its people
Identify the reason why the colony of Georgia was founded
A. As a protection buffer against the Southern Native Americans
B As a place where colonists could work off their debts
C. As a place where a land owner could buy slaves
DAs a place for indentured servants could work off their time
B. A place where colonists could work off their debts
Identify the name of the southern most colony in the group
A. Pennsylvania
B. Delaware
C. Rhode Island
D. Massachusetts
B. Delaware
What is the definition of patroon
A. Wealthy land owner B. English Explorer
C. French fur trader D. Native American guide to the colonists
A. Wealthy land owner
What is a crop that is intended to be sold as a profit
A. Subsidence Farming
B. Cash crop
C. Agriculture Farming
D. Back country farming
B. Cash crop
Commercial farming was a big boost to the economy of the New England colonies
A. True B. False
B. False (the cool climate and rocky soil made it difficult to grow crops)
Which is an example of a proprietary colony?
A. Georgia
B. Massachusetts
C. New Jersey
D. Rhode Island
C. New Jersey
Identify the colony that has the city of brotherly love
A. New York
B. South Carolina
C Pennsylvania
D Massachusetts
C. Pennsylvania