The Middle Colonies

Question 1

Which statement best describes proprietorship in the middle colonies?

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A proprietorship was formed when a king granted land to an individual in exchange for a share of future profits.

Question 2

Which middle colony was originally founded by the Dutch?

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New York

Question 3

Both Pennsylvania and Maryland were founded to provide

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religious tolerance.

Question 4

In the late 1600s, the colonists of New York and New Jersey were

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religiously diverse.

Question 5

William Penn referred to his colony as a “Holy Experiment” because

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its degree of religious tolerance had never been tried before.

Question 6

Tobacco played an important economic role in which of the following middle colonies?

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Maryland

Question 7

What was most significant about Maryland’s Act of Toleration?

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The law inspired the growth of religious freedom in the colonies.

Question 8

Why did some residents in New Netherland welcome the British takeover of their colony?

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They resented the policies of Stuyvesant’s government.

Question 9

How did William Penn try to attract new settlers to his colony in Pennsylvania?

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by describing the favorable environment and climate

Question 10

The middle colonies thrived because

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their location along the coast fostered trade with Europe and the Caribbean Islands.

The Middle Colonies Answers