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The Middle Colonies was home to one of the most influential colonial figures, _________________ _________________.
Benjamin Franklin
The State of Pennsylvania was named after _______________ _________’s father.
William Penn
Middle colonies were home to people of many different ethnic __________________ and ________________.
Backgrounds
Religions
Under English rule, the Dutch colonists were not allowed to live the same as they did. True or False
False
Penn wanted a place where ____________ could worship without _________.
Fear
________________ _______________ opened his print shop in 1728.
Benjamin Franklin
_________________ ________ had joined the ________________ of ____________, or Quakers. Some of the members of this Christian group had been ______________ or _____________ for their beliefs.
William Penn
Society of Friends
Jailed or Killed
The English Middle Colonies - ________ ________, _______ _____________, _________________________, and ____________________- were quite diverse and varied.
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
England changed the name of New Netherlands to ________ ________ and New Amsterdam became ________ ________ ________.
New York
New York City
The English passed a law preventing __________ from gathering in groups of more than _______.
Slaves
Two
In 1731, Benjamin Franklin helped find America’s First ________________.
Library
Pennsylvania Colony also set up an elected _______________, that could propose and pass laws.
Assembly
Middle Colonies central location made them ideal for ________________ and distributing __________ both _____________ and ____________.
Trading
Goods
North
South
The Duke of York granted some of the colony’s land to two friends, Lord _________ ____________ and Sir ______________ _______________. Their holdings became _______ ______________.
John Berkeley
George Carteret
New Jersey
England and the _____________________ were at war for most of the 1600’s. In 1664, King ___________ II decided to try to gain control of ______ _______________ to expand his colonies in North America.
Netherlands
Charles
New Netherlands
By the 1700’s, _____________ were distributing newspapers that often contained _________________ news and criticism.
Printers
Political
When Penn founded Pennsylvania, he planned its main capital city, called _____________________, Greek for “_________ ___ _________________ ________”
Philadelphia
City of Brotherly Love
Outside the port cities, fertile soil and mild climate encouraged farming of __________, ________, and other ___________. This is why these colonies were called the “_______________________” of colonial America.
Wheat
Corn
Grains
Breadbasket
The ________ of ________ sent a fleet of English _______________ to New Netherlands. Dutch Governor, Peter Stuyvesant wanted to fight the English, but the ___________ colonists ________________ under reasonable terms.
Duke of York
warships
Dutch
surrendered
To get to America, some people signed ________________ _________________. They promised to work as servants for a certain number of years and their trip to America was paid for.
Indentured Agreements
In 1732, Franklin published ________ ________________ __________________, a magazine famous for its proverbs and wise sayings – such as “There is no _________ without ________”
Poor Richards Almanack
Gains
Pains
People from all over Europe came to Philadelphia. People who specialized in different goods and crafts – ____________, ___________, _________________, ___________________, and _________________ – opened busy shops.
Butchers
Bakers
Silversmiths
Cabinetmakers
Blacksmiths
These successful colonies helped establish important American Principles, such as __________ by ________ and __________________ of the ___________.
Trial by Jury
Freedom of the Press
People had come to the colony from all over Europe because the colony was tolerant of ______________ and ethnic differences. ____________ had more rights here than elsewhere. They could own _______________, keep _________, and engage in ________ ___________.
Religious
Women
Property
Shops
Fur Trade
William Penn bought the area we now call ___________________ from the Duke of York. In 1702, Penn allowed Delaware to create its own _______________ ____________________.
Delaware
Lawmaking
Assembly