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Middle Colonies
Grade 4
Question | Answer |
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What is a nickname for the Middle Colonies? | The Breadbasket Colonies |
What are the four Middle Colonies? | Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York |
What were three crops grown in the Middle Colonies? | wheat, corn, and rye |
What ocean borders the Middle Colonies? | The Atlantic Ocean |
What was the most important industry in the Middle Colonies? | farming |
In addition to rich land, what other special feature did this region have? | large harbors |
What are some landforms found in the Middle Colonies? | plains, hills, forests, and meadows |
New Sweden is found in which colony? | Delaware |
New Netherland is found in which colony? | New Jersey |
Where was New Netherland's first community of free Africans? | Manhattan |
Who sent four warships to take New Netherland from the Dutch? | the Duke of York |
Where was the first Quaker settlement in North America? | Salem, New Jersey |
Which religious group believed that all people were equal? | The Quakers |
Who is Pennsylvania named after? | William Penn |
Why were the Middle Colonies called the "breadbasket "colonies? | Because they grew so many crops used in making bread |