Important Vocab
A person who works with an older/ experienced person to learn a skill.
What is an apprentice?
Describe the land of the middle colonies
rocky shoreline, good soil, lots of trees, low lying areas, fish (water)
William Penn's ___________ experiment made sure all people had a voice and free colony for all mankind.
What is Holy?
Allowing people to worship God the way they want.
What is Religious Toleration?
How did the Ice Age glaciers benefit the Middle Colonies?
It dropped thick fertile soil.
Who's trail helped to establish freedom of press?
Who is Peter Zenger?
A farmer who raised just enough to feed their families
What is Subsistence?
What effect did waterfalls have on the development of the middle colonies?
The waterfalls were used for power.
They powered gristmills and sawmills.
What happened to Peter Zenger?
Thrown in jail for speaking against
Wealthy man given land.
What is Patroon?
Name the Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
What are Yeoman?
A farmer who owns enough land to provide for his family
unsettled / wilderness land
What was an important job in the Middle Colonies?
Farming and Trade.
If you are a Proprietor, what are you?
An owner of land or buisness