Colonies 1
Two major ______ were corn and wheat.
Exports.
The Middle Colonies depended primarily on farming. What is another word for that?
Agriculture.
What was the name of the local Native American tribe that the founder of Pennsylvania maintained peace with?
Lenape
What did the Quakers refuse to join?
The Army.
True or False: were the Quakers popular in England?
False.
Forests in the Middle Colonies provided lumber for building homes and _______.
Ships.
Name some of the religious groups that flocked to the Middle Colonies:
The Quakers, The Amish, Lutherans, and Catholics.
True or False: Benjamin Franklin became the official printer of the Pennsylvania colony. He later became President of the United States.
False. He DID become the official printer of the Pennsylvania colony, but he was never POTUS.
Was the founder of Pennsylvania wealthy and successful at the end of his life?
No. He died penniless and had even spent time in debtor's prison.
His colony of Pennsylvania, however, was wildly successful.
Name the practice whereby a young person would learn "on-the-job" training with a master artisan/craftsman.
Apprenticeship.
Did the colonists of the Middle Colonies elect a king?
No, they practiced self-government.
Benjamin Franklin
Second only to farming, the Middle Colonies were known for manufacturing. What kind of factories did they work in? (What material.)
BONUS: What kinds of things could be manufactured with that material?
Nails, kettles/pots/pans, plows, and tools. These were not only useful in the colonies but were also exported back to England.
Which Ocean bordered the Middle Colonies to the East?
The _______ Mountains formed a natural border to the West of the Middle Colonies.
The Appalachian Mountains.
True or False: Large Landowners and Indentured Servants were at the top of the social class pyramid in the Middle Colonies.
False.
Bonus: Why? Which part of the statement was false?
Quakers were one of the first groups to argue against ______ in The New World.
Slavery.
What did we call someone once they completed an apprenticeship and could now move from town to town to do work?