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Which of the following is not a Middle Colony?
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Questions made by Abigail R, Matthew L, Bridget Z, Lexi S, and Danny R
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is not a Middle Colony? Delaware Pennsylvania North Carolina New Jersey | North Carolina |
| Who founded the colony of Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
| What category of colony is New Hampshire classified as? | New England |
| Who was the first person that founded Massachusetts Plymouth? | John Carver |
| What is one major city located in Massachusetts Bay? | Boston |
| Who was the “Virgin Queen” that the state of Virginia was named after? | Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| What was the main purpose of the foundation of Delaware? | Expand trade |
| What is the correct spelling of the Algonquin Tribe word (“long tidal river”) that Connecticut was named after? | Quinnehtukqut |
| What colony was created in favor of religious freedom for all people? | Rhode Island |
| What were the two major cities of the colony New York? | New York City and Albany |
| What colony is Delaware in? | Middle Colony |
| What was the purpose of the foundation of New Hampshire? | Farming |
| What is one major city in New Hampshire? | Dover; Exeter |
| What major economic industries are in Rhode Island? | Farming (i.e corn, beans, squash) |
| What major industry was New Hampshire known for that was unique? | Potatoes |
| What was one of the purposes of the creation of the colony Georgia? | Safe home for debtors; protection from Spanish Florida and Spanish Louisiana. |
| What was the name of the first major city in Delaware? | Georgetown |
| How did the colony of Maryland get its name? | King Charles I named it after his wife Queen Henrietta Maria of England |
| Who founded or served as a leader of Rhode Island? | Roger Williams and Anne Hutchison |
| What are some major cities in Virginia? | Jamestown, Williamsbourg, and Richmond |
| What major economic industry are in Connecticut? | wheat, corn, and fishing |
| After who or what was the colony of New York named after? | the Duke of York |
| Who founded New Jersey? | George Carteret |
| What colony was originally founded to find gold? (Little to no gold was found in the colony) | Virginia |
| What was New Jersey named after? | the Isle of Jersey |
| What are some major cities in New Jersey? | Trenton and Princeton |
| What did New Jersey’s economy rely on? | lumbering and iron works |
| Why was Pennsylvania created? | profit from selling land and religious freedom |
| Who founded Pennsylvania? | William Penn |
| What are some major cities in Pennsylvania? | Philadelphia, Lancaster, and York |
| Who founded New York? | Dutch settlers and Peter Minuit |
| What was Plymouth named after? | Port of Plymouth in England |
| After what phrase, in what language, did Rhode Island (“red island”) get its name? | Roodt Eylandt- Dutch |
| Which colony is New York located in? | Middle colony |
| After what were North and South Carolina named after? | King Charles I and II of England |
| Was New Hampshire a Middle Colony or a New England Colony? | New England colony |
| What major economic industries are in the colony Pennsylvania? | iron ore products, agriculture, and wheat |
| What was Rhode Island founded for? | religious freedom for all |
| What was the purpose of the foundation or creation of the colony Maryland? | profit from selling land and religious freedom |
| What is the major city of New Hampshire? | Dover; Exeter |
| What are the major cities of Connecticut? | New Haven and New Hartford |
| How did the colony of Pennsylvania get it’s name? | named after William Penn's father and the Latin word "sylvania" that means forest |
| What are the major cities of Massachusetts Bay? | Boston, Quincy, Lexington, Concord, and Salem |
| Which colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America? | Jamestown, Virginia |
| What colony is Pennsylvania a part of? | Middle colony |
| What colony is Rhode Island apart of? | New England colony |
| What colony is South Carolina located in? | Southern colony |
| What was one major economic industry in South Carolina? | Cotton |
| What was the purpose of the foundation of North Carolina? | Profit from trade and selling land |
| What colony’s purpose was to expand fur trade? | New York |
| What was the first major city in Georgia? | Savannah |
| Who founded Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
| What was Georgia named after? | King George II |
| Why was Georgia named after what it was named after? | the person paid for its founding |
| Who founded Maryland? | Cecil Calvert |
| What are major cities in Maryland? | Baltimore and Annapolis |
| What does Virginia’s economy rely on? | tobacco, wheat, and corn |
| Who founded North and South Carolina? | a group of eight aristocrats led by Lord Berkeley |
| What major cities are in South Carolina? | Charleston and Sumpter |
| What are some major cities in North Carolina? | Raleigh and Brunswick Town |
| What is one major crop grown in New Hampshire? | potatoes |
| Which colony was formed for religious freedom for separatist Pilgrims? | Massachusetts (i.e. Plymouth) |
| Which of the following was not a reason for the founding of the colony of Georgia? | search for gold |
| What colony is Massachusetts Bay Colony located in? | New England colony |
| Who named the state of Rhode Island? | Adriaen Block |
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