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100
This is the positive quality that the lands of the Middle Colonies had in regards to agriculture.
Fertile
100
The reason why Quakers were named Quakers
They quaked and trembled before they died when they were burned at a stake
100
One of the three major rivers that run through the Middle Colonies that helped fertilize the land and provided easy transportation for farmers
The Hudson, the Delaware, or the Susquehanna River.
100
Name two types/nationalities of non-English people that migrated to the Middle Colonies.
Swedish, Dutch, German, Scottish-Irish, or French (Any 2)
100
These are the people who would work under another individual under a contract in exchange for free passage to the colonies.
Indentured Servants
200
This is the colony that is on the Northern border of Delaware.
Pennsylvania
200
This is the political restriction the Roman Catholics had in all middle colonies except Pennsylvania.
They cannot hold office
200
This “boom” happened in order to accommodate and feed the rapidly increasing population coming in from England.
The Wheat Boom
200
These are the two main cities in the Middle Colonies that imported and exported goods
New York and Philadelphia.
200
This is the type of men that the majority of the gentry of New York primarily consisted of.
Dutch Landowners
300
These are the two royal colonies within the Middle Colonies.
New York and New Jersey
300
This is the reason why the Quakers was the most influential religious sect in Pennsylvania.
Most of the population, including William Penn (The founder) were Quakers.
300
This is the range of the farm size of the average farmer in the Middle Colonies
50 to 150 acres
300
This is the popular publication written by Benjamin Franklin that offered a plethora of a wide range of knowledge to the average person.
Poor Richard's Almanac.
300
These are three of the many goods/products that the merchants and traders of the Middle Colonies imported, exported, or sold.
Books, tobacco, wine, vegetables, furs, or medicine.