Middle Colonies
This colony is known for being the home of the Big Apple.
What is New York
These types of Middle Colonists grew things like wheat, corn, and rye.
Who are farmers?
This river, named after Henry Hudson, was deep and wide. Great for the New York City Port.
What is the Hudson River.
This group of people came to the Middle Colonies looking for economic prosperity, to escape war, or find religious freedom.
Who are immigrants?
This colony is known for being the home of the Quaker Oats guy.
What is Pennsylvania?
This society of friends were a group that believed all people were equal.
Who were the Quakers?
This place to grind things, was in every market town.
What is a gristmill?
Some immigrants had this job which involved creating barrels.
What is a cooper?
This colony is known for not much else except being lumped together with New York.
What is New Jersey?
These young artisans in training sometimes worked as young as 7 years old.
Who were apprentices?
This geographic feature protects ships.
What is a harbor?
Some immigrants had this job which involved working with iron.
What is a blacksmith?
This is the name of the European power that claimed ownership of New York prior to the English.
Who are the Dutch? Or What is the Netherlands?
This was a big part of Middle Colonies social life.
What is Religion?
This country was the only European place that Middle Colonists could trade with.
What is England?
Some immigrants had this dob which involved laying bricks?
What is a mason?
This colony is known for being mentioned HARDLY at ALL in this chapter.
What is Delaware?
This way to have fun involved a large frame.
What was a barn raising?
This river, named after a local tribe and colony in the area, helped Philadelphia grow to the busiest port.
What is the Delaware River?
Some immigrants had this job which involved making candles.
What is a chandler?