Because the Middle Colonies grew so many crops used in making bread, they were given this nickname.
What is the "breadbasket" colonies?
100
Two leaders of the Great Awakening.
Who were George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards?
100
These served as major trade centers in the Middle Colonies.
What were port cities?
100
A person who comes into a country to make a new life.
What is an immigrant?
100
This made the Middle Colonies an interesting place to live.
What was diversity?
200
A safe place to live and worship.
What is a refuge?
200
This was an example of self-government in the Middle Colonies.
What was The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania?
200
This port city was built at the mouth of the Hudson River.
What is New York City?
200
A volunteer army
What is a militia?
200
The _____ let people of different backgrounds settle in the colony.
Who were the Dutch?
300
The English formed these two colonies after taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch.
What were New York and New Jersey?
300
This was a major part of the social life of the Middle Colonies.
What was religion?
300
This is how many people in the Middle Colonies learned how to do skilled jobs.
What is become apprentices, living and working with artisans to learn skills?
300
Economic success
What is prosperity?
300
One of the main reasons many settlers came to the Middle Colonies.
What is religious freedom?
400
William Penn formed a long-lasting peace with this Native American leader.
Who was Tamanend?
400
This changed religious ideas and practices, helped bring people together, and led to greater religious toleration. It also added to the diversity of religious beliefs and increased the free exercise of religion.
What were the effects of the Great Awakening?
400
This port city was built along the Delaware River.
What is Philadelphia?
400
Someone who lived and worked with an artisan and his family for several years to learn a skill.
What is an apprentice?
400
The most famous Philadelphian.
Who was Ben Franklin?
500
Rights and freedoms William Penn gave colonists in Pennsylvania.
What were freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to a trial by jury?
500
This group of people started colonies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to have a safe place to live and practice their religion.
Who were the Quakers?
500
Immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies had to leave their homes, families, and friends. They also had to settle in an unknown place, learn new laws, and adapt to a new culture.
What were the costs of coming to the Middle Colonies?
500
Another word for fairness
What is justice?
500
Immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies found more religious and political freedom. They also escaped from war in their homelands. They found more economic opportunities and were given the chance to buy their own land.
What were the benefits for immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies?