Colonial Times 1
Who did most of the labor or work in the Middle Colonies?
Indentured Servants
Name three staple crops that earned the Middle Colonies the nickname - the breadbasket?
wheat, barley, and oats
The French and Indian War had a turning point when this town was captured.
Quebec
The English Bill of Rights shifted power from the king or queen to _____________.
Parliament
The system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade.
Mercantilism
Had ultimate authority over all the colonies
The English king or queen
The Middle Colonies were very ______, they had many different people from different religious backgrounds.
Diverse
The main religious group in Pennsylvania was...
Quakers
What does the name Philadelphia mean?
City of Brotherly Love
New Netherlands was formed by the Dutch as a trading base. What did they trade most?
furs
Name of the first settled town on Manhattan Island.
New Amsterdam
The building every town market had in the Middle Colonies where harvested grain was ground into flour.
Gristmill
Term for the group of elected representatives who gathered together to help make laws and set policies in the colonies.
Assembly
Why did King Charles send a fleet to take over the New Netherland colony?
to gain control of the Atlantic coastline
Name given to the religious movement where colonists experienced a religious awakening.
The Great Awakening
Name all of the Middle Colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
The set of rules that limited colonial trade by forbidding colonists from trading certain goods with anyone but England, required goods to pass through English ports, and use English ships.
Navigation Acts
Who believed in fair dealings with the Native Americans, welcomed immigrants, supported religious tolerance, and championed a democratic government?
William Penn
The New England Colonies climate did not support agriculture. Why was farming a successful economy in the Middle Colonies?
good, warmer climate and rich soil
Name four ways women contributed to the economy in the Middle Colonies
Washed clothes
Made Butter
Ran farms
Ran businesses
Practiced medicine
Served as midwives
What are the two main reasons people moved to the New Netherland colony.
generous land grants and religious tolerance
Term that means the acceptance of differences.
Tolerance
The British policy that encouraged individualism and self-reliance in the colonies; The early hands-off approach.
salutary neglect
Enlightenment Leader who believed people should use logic and reason and believed the state should protect life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
Slogan of Benjamin Franklins political cartoon used as an attempt to unite the colonies
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