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New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
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New England and Government
Middle Colonies and Other Goodies
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What was the main reason that the Puritans started the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
to live according to their religious beliefs
100
For which religious group did William Penn want to provide a refuge when he founded the Pennsylvania Colony?
Quakers
100
The First Amendment guarantees which freedoms?
Religion, speech, press, assembly and petition of government
100
Which religious group founded the first New England Colonies?
Puritans
100
Identify the names of the colonies that make up the Middle Colonies.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
200
What was an important industry for the economy of the New England colonies?
Ship building, trading, fishing
200
Which geographical advantages most helped the Middle Colonies become known as the “breadbasket” colonies? **DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Fertile Soil
200
What branch of government makes, enacts and passes laws?
Legislative
200
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
Executive
200
Why was New York City a good location for a port?
It was built at the mouth of the Hudson River; on New York Harbor.
300
Name the colonies that make up the New England Colonies.
New Hampshire, Mass, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
300
Which geographical advantages most helped the Middle Colonies become known as the “breadbasket” colonies?
Fertile soil
300
What is the “common name” for the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
300
Why did the English want control of the Dutch colony?
The English wanted to control the entire Atlantic coast of North America. Make money as more land = more power = wealth
300
Who worked for passage in exchange for passage to the colonies, especially in the Middle Colonies?
Indentured Servants
400
What made the New Englanders self-sufficient? *DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
People grew or made most of what they needed and very little went to waste
400
Why were port cities, like New York City and Philadelphia, important to the economic success of the Middle colonies?
They were major trade centers
400
In what way did the New England Colonies have representative governments?
The colonists elected their own leaders.
400
Why did some Massachusetts Bay colonists form new nearby colonies?
When the Puritan leaders disapproved of someone's ideas they were expelled from the community so they formed new colonies
400
Which city in the Middle Colonies became the largest and wealthiest city in all the 13 colonies?
Philadelphia
500
What did Roger Williams accomplish after he was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
He founded a settlement where the church was separate from the colonial government and free from the rule of the Church of England. He also set up a government based on consent which gave its people the freedom to follow any religion they chose
500
How was the colony of Jersey separated during the 17th Century?
Western portion were Quaker and had proprietor of John Berkeley while the Eastern portion was everyone else and had George Carteret as its proprietor
500
Which House is based on equal representation from each state?
Senate
500
What were the Fundamental Orders?
the first written plan of government in North America that allowed Connecticut male landowning voters to elect their leaders. It was written by Thomas Hooker.
500
Why was the Pennsylvania Colony so popular to so many British settlers coming?
Pennsylvania was mostly made of Quakers, which were people who were pacifists. Very little conflict existed here, fertile soil for growing wheat and other crops to make money, and religious freedom. Religious freedom and enjoying religious experiences personally were the primary beliefs of the Quakers, as they did not have a formalized religion, like various sections of Christianity that has stained-glass windows and a priest/minister/pastor.