American History-Middle Colonies

1. The four states that make up the Middle Colonies are:

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

Massachusetts, New Jersey, Conncecticut and Delaware

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware

2. Pennsylvania was established by a Quaker named ______________________.

Robert Penn

William Penn

Sean Penn

3. New York began as the colony of ____.

Dutch, New Netherlands

French, France

German, Germany

Italian, Italy

4. The land was renamed New York and now belonged to the _____________ instead of the Netherlands.

Scottish

British

Irish

5. Since there were many problems in New Netherlands between its many different settlers and England, the king gave all the Dutch lands to his brother, _____________________.

Robin Hood

Sir Phillip

Jame, Duke of York

6. The climate in the Middle Colonies is ________________ it was in New England.

The same as

Warmer than

Wetter than

7. The growing season was ____________ it was in New England.

Shorter than

The same as

Longer than

8. The Dutch took control of Delaware but lost it to the ________________ at the same time they lost New York.

Romans

English

Germans

French

9. Another name for the land in the Middle Colonies because it was so fertile is ___________.

America's breadbasket

America's best

America's land of plenty

10. Delaware was first settled by people from ________________.

Scotland

Norway

Sweden

Russia

11. Many of the people who settled in the backcountry were called Pennsylvania Dutch.

True

False

12. Many settlers traveled south in covered wagons along a route called the Great Wagon Road.

True

False

13. In New York, the colony was very wealthy and based their economy on trade with the Native Americans and merchants in the ________________ colonies.

Dutch

British

French

14. Manufacturers produced , flour and _.

Iron, steel

Iron, paper

Paper, cotton

15. The western part of Pennsylvania was part of a region called the __________________.

Country roads

Backcountry

Back woods

Back country

16. The Middle Colonies grew very quickly, By 1750, Philidelphia and New York had become the largest cities and the busiest _______________in the colonies.

Population

Employer

Accumulate

American History-middle Colonies

1. The four states that make up the Middle Colonies are:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Pennsylvania was established by a Quaker named ______________________.

3. New York began as the colony of ____.

4. The land was renamed New York and now belonged to the _____________ instead of the Netherlands.

5. Since there were many problems in New Netherlands between its many different settlers and England, the king gave all the Dutch lands to his brother, _____________________.

6. The climate in the Middle Colonies is ________________ it was in New England.

7. The growing season was ____________ it was in New England.

8. The Dutch took control of Delaware but lost it to the ________________ at the same time they lost New York.

9. Another name for the land in the Middle Colonies because it was so fertile is ___________.

10. Delaware was first settled by people from ________________.

11. Many of the people who settled in the backcountry were called Pennsylvania Dutch.

12. Many settlers traveled south in covered wagons along a route called the Great Wagon Road.

13. In New York, the colony was very wealthy and based their economy on trade with the Native Americans and merchants in the ________________ colonies.

14. Manufacturers produced , flour and _.

15. The western part of Pennsylvania was part of a region called the __________________.

16. The Middle Colonies grew very quickly, By 1750, Philidelphia and New York had become the largest cities and the busiest _______________in the colonies.

American History-middle Colonies

1. The four states that make up the Middle Colonies are:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Pennsylvania was established by a Quaker named ______________________.

3. New York began as the __________________ colony of ______________________.

4. The land was renamed New York and now belonged to the _____________ instead of the Netherlands.

5. Since there were many problems in New Netherlands between its many different settlers and England, the king gave all the Dutch lands to his brother, _____________________.

6. The climate in the Middle Colonies is ________________ it was in New England.

7. The growing season was ____________ it was in New England.

8. The Dutch took control of Delaware but lost it to the ________________ at the same time they lost New York.

9. Another name for the land in the Middle Colonies because it was so fertile is ___________.

10. Delaware was first settled by people from ________________.

11. Many of the people who settled in the backcountry were called Pennsylvania Dutch.

12. Many settlers traveled south in covered wagons along a route called the Great Wagon Road.

13. In New York, the colony was very wealthy and based their economy on trade with the Native Americans and merchants in the ________________ colonies.

14. Manufacturers produced ________________, flour and _________________.

15. The western part of Pennsylvania was part of a region called the __________________.

16. The Middle Colonies grew very quickly, By 1750, Philidelphia and New York had become the largest cities and the busiest _______________in the colonies.

3. New York began as the colony of ____.

14. Manufacturers produced , flour and _.