Famous People
The founder of Pennsylvania was named
William Penn
What Native American group lived in what is now Canada
Lenape
The geography of the middle colonies was
diverse
mountains, hills, and plains
Governments in the Middle Colonies were made up of
Royal and proprietary governments
The Quakers traveled to the colonies on a ship named
welcome
William Penn was famous for
His successful treaties with the Lenape people and his push for religions freedom
matrillineal
rich and fertile
This type of government was set up on land that was owned by the English Monarchy
Royal
The reason most Quakers left England
Religious freedom
A famous sea explorer who is known for his exploration of Canada
Henry Hudson
What happened to the Lenape people by the 18th century?
The middle colonies successfully grew...(4)
flour, wheat, barley, oats
Proprietary
The Quakes believed religion is manifested through
actions not words
These 3 bodies of river are named after Henry Hudson
Hudson River, Hudson Straight, Hudson Bay
There are around _____ Lenape living today
16,000
The middle colonies were often called the
bread basket of North America
The middle colonies did not allow taxation without
representation
True or false
The Quakers had one religoin
False, they came from a variety of Christian religions