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Middle Colonies
Ch 6 Middle Colonies
| What does the word refuge mean? | a safe place |
| An example of self government in the Middle Colonies is | The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania |
| William Penn formed a long lasting peace with which Native American? | Tamanend |
| The English formed what two colonies after taking over New Netherland from the Dutch? | New York and New Jersey |
| What geographical advantage most helped the Middle Colonies become known as the "breadbasket" colonies? | fertile soil |
| The thousands of immigrants who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the regions _________. | diversity |
| The fertile land, deep harbors and mild climate of the Middle Colonies all contributed to the region's ______________ | prosperity |
| William Penn wanted all colonists and Native Americans to be treated with ___________ | justice |
| Benjamin Franklin set up a ______________ to protect Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Colony. | militia |
| Who used a gristmill? | a farmer |
| Name the rights or freedoms that William Penn gave colonists in Pennsylvania? | Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to a trial by jury |
| What were some of the effects of the Great Awakening? | The Great Awakening changed religious ideas and practices, helped bring people together, led to greater religious toleration, added to the diversity of religious beliefs, and increased the free exercise of religion. |
| What role did religion play in the founding and settlement of the Middle Colonies? | Many settlers came because they were attracted by the religious freedom offered there. The Dutch let people of different backrounds settle in the colony. Quakers started colonies in NJ and PA to have a safe place to live. It was a big part of social life. |
| Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming _______________ | apprentices |
| Who was a leader in the Great Awakening? | George Whitefield |
| The Middle Colonies were a home to a _______ of different religious groups. | mix |
| Why was New York City a good location for a port city? | It was built at the mouth of the Hudson River, on New York Harbor. |
| Port cities were important to the economic success of the Middle Colonies because they were | major trade centers |
| How did people in the Middle Colonies learn to do skilled jobs? | They became apprentices, living and working with artisans to learn skills |
| craftsman | artisan |
| an owner | proprietor |
| fairness | justice |
| group of people who decide if someone is innocent or guilty | trial by jury |
| Chief of Lenni Lenape who worked very closely with William Penn | Tamanend |
| someone who enters a new country to make a new life | immigrant |
| Governor of New Netherland who wanted to fight the British but gave up without a single shot being fired? | Peter Stuyvesant |
| A scientist, writer, businessman and politician who was a founding father of our country | Benjamin Franklin |
| economic success | prosperity |
| Accepts others beliefs in terms of God | religious toleration |
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