Lesson 1
After England captured the colony of New Netherland, King Charles...
gave the colony to his brother
In the 1600s, the population of the Middle Colonies was...
a mix of people from different nations
Which was the first permanent English colony?
Virginia
The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on...
agriculture
The proprietors of New York and New Jersey allowed colonists...
to take part in government
Many families in the Middle Colonies were
farmers
Virginia became the first colony to
create an elected legislature
Most of the colonists in the Southern Colonies were...
backcountry farmers
William Penn wanted a colony...
where all Christians could live in peace
Which of the following is true about colony proprietors?
they did not tell the colonists what to produce
Representatives in the Virginia legislature were called
burgesses
Which colonies grew rice and indigo as their main crops?
South Carolina and Georgia
The city of Philadelphia was in the colony of...
Pennsylvania
In the Middle Colonies, goods were shipped from
New York and Piladelphia
After Virginia, how many more Southern Colonies did England form?
four
What was one difference between plantations and backcountry farms?
Farmers' children learned to read and write from their parents.
How many of the Middle Colonies are on the map?
four
What are two things the Middle Colonies sent to Great Britain?
wheat and furs
What did Calvert want Maryland to be?
a refuge for Catholics
Which sentence about slaves' lives is true?
Many slaves adopted Christianity