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Ch.7 Middle Colonies

NY, NJ, PA, DE

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Piedmont a region of rolling hills
Fall line where rivers fall to the coast, creating waterfalls
Proprietor a single owner of a colony
Apprentice a person who works with an older, more experienced person to learn a skills
What were the four Middle Colonies? New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
What were the two reasons settlers came to the Middle Colonies? to buy rich farming land and to have religious freedom
Why was the area good for farming? rich soil and warm weather
Where did settlers to the Middle Colonies come from? Holland (the Dutch) and Germany
What does 'Pennsylvania' mean? "Penn's Woods", named after William Penn
What products were produced on the fields of the 'Breadbasket' Colonies? grains like wheat, corn, and barley
How were Pennsylvania and New York similar? both were located on rivers and had harbors for shipping
Philadelphia was a 'planned' city - what does that mean? it had paved streets laid out like a grid
Name 4 reasons why Benjamin Franklin was an important citizen of Philadelphia. he printed books and newspapers; invented many things (Franklin stove); started a library; started a hospital; organized a fire station; opened a university
New York was first settled by England - True or False? False - it was settled by the Dutch, who called it New Amsterdam, but the Duke of York (the King of England's brother) attacked the city in 1664 and became the proprietor
Who wanted his colony to be a 'free colony' for all to have a voice in government and religion? William Penn
The Quaker religion was practiced in Pennsylvania - True or False? True
'The City of Brotherly Love' is the nickname of which city in the Middle Colonies? Philadelphia
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