True or False: The soil in the Middle colonies was too rocky and thin to grow anything, so the colonists only traded animal products and ships to get their produce.
False. The soil in the Middle colonies was rich and good for farming.
100
My English name is King Philip. I am the chief of the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans. Who am I?
Metacom
100
The Middle colonies exported goods like kettles, nails, and plows. What natural resource did they mine to be able to make these things?
Iron ore
100
What would you call the pilgrims who came to the Americas for their religion? (Separatists or Puritans)
Separatists (hated the Church of England so much they got hats and buckles for their shoes)
200
Which was the first Middle colony to be founded?
New York
200
Imagine a map of the Middle colonies in your head. Which is the northernmost colony?
New York
200
I founded New Jersey. Who am I?
Sir George Carteret
200
Know as the "breadbasket colonies" the Middle colonies would grow a lot of food. What were the three general crops they planted?
Fruits, vegetables, and wheat
200
In the Middle colonies, there were Jews, and Lutherans. Name two more.
Catholics, and Quakers.
300
Who founded New Jersey?
George Carteret
300
What ocean are the Middle colonies next to?
Atlantic Ocean
300
My group of people are relatively scarce in the Middle Colonies. Who am I?
Dutch
300
What mainly is the wheat used for?
Flour for bread
300
Religious freedom was more or less common in the Middle colonies than in the New England Colonies?
More common
400
Which Middle colony was founded most recently?
Pennsylvania
400
True or False: There are low lands along the Atlantic coastline and the elevation increases a little bit as you get inland.
True
400
My new colony will be a "Religious Experiment" where people can practice whatever they want to believe in. The soil in the area is rich and fertile. My colony will turn out to be a wealthy one, full of luxurious people and houses. Who am I?
William Penn
400
What was a product that the colonists bought from England?
Tea
400
True or False: Quakers believed that God views the wealthy members of the congregation as more powerful and therefore more important than the middle and lower class.
False
500
Peter Minuit founded two of the Middle Colonies. Which colonies were there?
New York and Delaware.
500
Imagine a map of the Middle Colonies in your head. Which is the southernmost colony?
Delaware
500
In my society, men and women are equal. We don't fight or go to war because we don't participate in violence. Who am I?
A Quaker
500
Name at least two non-food item that the Middle colonies produced?
Leather/Iron/Lumber (need 2/3)
500
Pennsylvania was founded by a man of what religion?