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Ben Franklin/William Penn
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What is the geography like in the middle colonies?
A mild climate with warm summers and cool winters
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Who was the head of the house hold?
The father was in charge of the house hold.
100
Did both boys and girls go to school?
Usually only boys went to school, but only quaker girls went tot school.
100
Who made the first lending library, and volunteer fire department?
Ben Franklin
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what made the land so fertile in the middle colonies?
A huge glacier from the north that moved across the land.
200
Typically how many children were in a middle colony family?
About 7 family members.
200
What is a dame school, and who were the schools for?
A dame school was a school provided for working class children who couldn't afford private schooling.
200
Why did William Penn want to found the colony of pennsylvania?
He wanted religious freedom for all people, and also promised to take the quakers out of england.
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Why was the middle colony land ideal for farming?
The soil was very fertile, also the middle colonies had a long growing season.
300
What were some of the jobs of men?
Men ran the government, and build houses.
300
What tool did children in school use to learn?
Hornbooks (a Piece of board with the alphabet, numbers, and a prayer written on it.)
300
When was ben franklin born
January 17, 1706
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What are some of the physical features of the colony?
Coastal plains, rolling hills, mountains in land, deep harbors, and rivers.
400
What did children do for fun in the middle colonies? ( name at least 2 things )
For fun children played marbles, hop scotch, and made kites to fly.
400
When was pennsylvania's first school founded?
Boys depending on there social classes learned languages, history, literature, mathematics, and natural sciences.
400
In what year did Ben Franklin become post master general?
1775