Chapter 6 - Social Studies
- 1.Which of these geographical advantages most helped the Middle Colonies become known as the "breadbasket" colonies?
- A.
Fertile soil
- B.
Deep harbors
- C.
Long rivers
- D.
Tropical climate
- 2.After taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch, which two colonies did the English form in that region?
- A.
Delaware and Pennsylvania
- B.
Connecticut and Massachusetts
- C.
New York and New Jersey
- D.
Maryland and Virginia
- 3.Which of the following documents is an example of self-government in the Middle Colonies?
- A.
Fundamental Orders
- B.
Mayflower Compact
- C.
The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
- D.
Pennsylvania Gazette
- 4.With which native American leader did William Penn form a long-lasting peace?
- A.
Metacomet
- B.
Powhatan
- C.
Tamanend
- D.
Tisquantum
- 5.Which of these colonists was a leader of the Great Awakening?
- A.
Benjamin Franklin
- B.
William Penn
- C.
Peter Stuyvesant
- D.
George Whitefield
- 6.Which of the following is one way that the Middle Colonies differed from the New England Colonies?
- A.
The Middle Colonies were home to a mix of religious groups.
- B.
Only white men in the Middle Colonies could vote in elections.
- C.
The Middle Colonies had many busy port cities.
- D.
English settlers made up the majority of the Middle Colonies' population.
- 7.Why were port cities important to the economic success of the Middle Colonies?
- A.
They were surrounded by farms.
- B.
They offered more freedoms to immigrants.
- C.
They gave artisans a place to sell their products.
- D.
They were major trade centers.
- 8.Which of the following had to make an economic choice to pay to use a grist mill?
- A.
A craftworker
- B.
A farmer
- C.
A fisher
- D.
A rancher
- 9.Benjamin Franklin set up a _______ to protect Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Colony.
- A.
Apprentices
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Justice
- D.
Militia
- E.
Prosperity
- 10.The fertile land, deep harbors, and mild climate of the Middle Colonies all contributed to the regions's ______________.
- A.
Apprentices
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Justice
- D.
Militia
- E.
Prosperity
- 11.Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming ____.
- A.
Apprentices
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Justice
- D.
Militia
- E.
Prosperity
- 12.William Penn wanted all colonists and Native Americans to be treated with ______.
- A.
Apprentices
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Justice
- D.
Militia
- E.
Prosperity
- 13.The thousands of ______ who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the region's diversity.
- A.
Apprentices
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Justice
- D.
Militia
- E.
Prosperity
- 14.What is one right or freedom that William Penn gave colonists in Pennsylvania?
- 15.How did people in the Middle Colonies learn to do skilled jobs?
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