Was there more subsistence farming or more cash crop farming in the Middle Colonies?
What is cash crop farming
100
What kind of climate was found in the Middle Colonies?
What is a mild climate
100
Who founded and lead the colony of Pennsylvania? What contributions did this person/persons make?
What is William Penn who created the "Holy Experiment" and allowed any religion to practice in his colony.
100
Pennsylvania: What type of government did this colony have and what does it mean? How did it form the areas beliefs? Were there any laws or documents established in this area? If so, name them.
What is a proprietary colony which is a colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted. From William Penn, Pennsylvania developed tolerance for other religions and could practice as they wished. No documents.
100
How did people of the Middle colonies make money and avoid bankrupcy?
What is farming/cash crops, mining, lumbering, flour making, carpentry, and small-scale manufacturing in cities. However, very few farmers in these colonies practiced subsistence farming, or farming only enough to feed ones' family.
200
Who was the Middle Colonies main trade partner?
What is England
200
Why was farming easy in the Middle Colonies?
What is rich soil, mild climate or flat land
200
Who did King Charles owe money to due to his father? What did he get instead of money?
What is William Penn who got the state of Pennsylvania.
200
New York: What type of government did this colony have and what does it mean? How did it form the areas beliefs? Were there any laws or documents established in this area? If so, name them.
What is a royal colony which is a colony that was directly ruled by Britan. New York had a upper house that was chosen by England, and a lower house which was voted on by white men. Duke of York established toleration throughout the colony, allowing any religion. The Charter of Liberties was written in New York.
200
Name at least three imports that came into the Middle Colonies.
What is tools, silver, sugar, weapons, furniture, clothes, books, and leather. (any three)
300
What kind of trade was mostly found in the Middle Colonies?
What is river trade
300
Who had better soil the Middle Colonies or the New England Colonies?
What is Middle Colonies
300
Who founded and lead the colony of New York? What contributions did this person/persons make?
What is James II (Duke of York) whos brother attacked the Dutch my ship, claiming the land and giving it to him.
300
New Jersey: What type of government did this colony have and what does it mean? How did it form the areas beliefs? Were there any laws or documents established in this area? If so, name them.
What is a royal colony which is a colony ruled directly by Britan. New York had an upper house that was chosen by England, and a lower house that was voted on by white men. They developed toleration, and has 45 congregations by 1701. No documents.
300
What were the Navigation Acts?
The Navigation Acts was a document that the British wrote to control the trading of the colonies. Colonists could only send certain items away from British, others they could not.
400
What were the two main reasons people settled in the Middle Colonies?
What is religious freedom and farming opportunities
400
Who got to pick the religion of the colonist?
What is the colonists
400
Who founded the colony of Deleware? What contribution did this person/persons make?
What is a group of Swedes with the Charter of Privileges to form under Pennsylvanias' government.
400
Delaware: What type of government did this colony have and what does it mean? How did it form the areas beliefs? Were there any laws or documents established in this area? If so, name them.
What is a Proprietary colony which is a colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted. They believed in religious freedom. This colony was considered a "melting pot". The Charter of Priveleges was written in Delaware.
400
What were atleast three major exports each of Pennsylvania and New York?
Pennsylvania: flax, timber, beer, iron bars, flour, horses, fur, crops, and cattle.
New York: Wheat, apples, glass, rope, bricks, beer, cattle, corn, and wine.
(any three)
500
What were four main natural resources found in the Middle Colonies?
What is cattle, iron, lumber, fur, rice or tobacco
500
What is it called when your mistreated for your religious beliefs?
What is persecution
500
Who founded the colony of New Jersey? What contributions did this person/persons make?
What is Duke of York who gave it to his close friends, Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley due to overcrowded population in New York.
500
What were at least 3 major exports each of Delaware and New Jersey?
Delaware: tobacco, grain flour, lumber, cloth, horses, bread, iron, meat, and fur.
New Jersey: cattle, Indian com, wheat, flour, and flax.
(any three)