Geography
True or False: The Middle Colonies were made up of 5 states.
What is false: The Middle Colonies were made up of 4 states.
True or False: New York stated as a Dutch colony called New Netherland.
What is true.
True or False: By the 1700s, farmers grew more crops than they could use themselves.
What is true.
True or False: To be prosperous means to make good money.
True or False: The Middle Colonies were thriving, meaning doing very well. (Growth and Change)
What is true. They had the largest cities, the busiest ports, and strong economies.
True or False: Farming in the Middle Colonies was generally more challenging than in the New England Colonies.
What is false. Farming in the Middle Colonies was generally easier than in the New England Colonies.
True or False: New Jersey was established when the northern part of New York split off to form a new colony.
What is false. New Jersey was established when the southern part of New York split off to form a new colony.
True or False: The backcountry was the area close to the coast.
What is false. The backcountry was the area away from the coast.
True or False: Coopers made ships for trading purposes.
What is false. Coopers made barrels used to ship and store flour.
True or False: Philadelphia was located near the Hudson River. (Geography)
What is false. Philadelphia was located near the Delaware River.
Which state in the Middle Colonies was the largest and farthest north?
What is New York.
What does it mean to be a proprietary colony?
What is being owned by individuals who had permission from the king to govern it.
What crop did New Jersey produce a large amount of?
What is wheat.
Why was Pennsylvania called "America's Breadbasket?"
What is because it grew so much wheat.
According to the textbook, what city is the most populated today?
What is New York City.
What major city in Pennsylvania was located near the Delaware River?
What is Philadelphia.
Where did English Puritans settle because they did not like the Dutch rule?
What is Long Island.
What was the name of the road taken by many settlers moving south to Georgia called?
What is the Great Wagon Road.
What was a royal colony?
What is a colony directly controlled by the king.
The colonies had many manufacturers. Name two. (Growth and Change)
What geographical feature was New Jersey known for?
What are lowlands along the coast.
What did New Jersey receive giving it rights and rules to follow, helping it become a royal colony?
What is a charter.
Why were coopers important?
What is they made barrels used to ship and store flour.
What is a proprietary colony? (NY & NY section of notes)
What is a colony owned by individuals who had permission from the king to govern it.
What did artisans do? Name two. (Growth and Change)
What is work as shoemakers, carpaenters, masons, and weavers.