CHAPTER 6

REVIEW

Middle Colonies• What the names of the four Middle Colonies?

The Middle Colonies are:

•New York•New Jersey•Pennsylvania•Delaware

Why were the Middle Colonies called the

“breadbasket” colonies?

Because they raised so many crops that were used to make bread.

The Dutch began building settlements in New Netherland. The

English wanted control of this colony because they wanted their colonies to grow,

or __?__.

EXPAND

What two colonies were formed when

New Netherland was divided?

They were:

What was the name of the religious group of people that believed

all people are “equal” and “violence is

wrong”?

The Society of Friends, which were also known

as Quakers.

The most well-known Quaker was a man

named William Penn. What colony did he

start?

What does the word “Pennsylvania” mean?

Penn’s Woods

What three customs,

traditions, or ideas did German immigrants bring with them to the Middle Atlantic

colonies?

Pennsylvania Rifle

Conestoga Wagon

Idea of barn raisings

What man was known for his

inventions, writings, witty

sayings, weather

forecasts and the books he

wrote?

Benjamin Franklin

What denominatio

n of American

money is he on?

Benjamin Franklin published a book each year that had

some of his stories, weather forecasts, jokes and witty

sayings in it. What was the name of this book?

Poor Richard’sAlmanack

VOCABULAR

Y

The Quakers looked for a safe place,

or _?_, where they could live

and worship as they pleased.

REFUGE

What term guarantees that a person accused of breaking

the law will have the right to be tried by a jury of fellow

citizens?

TRIAL BY JURY

What vocabulary term is also

another word for fairness?

JUSTICE

The religious movement that

led to the rebirth of religious ways was called the _?

_.

GREAT AWAKENING

William Penn divided his colony into area’s of land

that were approximately

5,000 acres in size. These blocks of land

were called _?_.

TOWNSHIPS

People who come into a new country to make

a new home there are known

as _?_.

IMMIGRANTS

During colonial times a volunteer army, or _?_ , was needed to

protect the nearby homes and villages.

MILITIA

The land between the

Atlantic Coastal Plain

and the Appalachian Mountains is

called the _?_.

PIEDMONT

During frontier

days, settlers

called the area of

land beyond or

“in back of” the

area of land

settled by the

Europeans the _?

_.

BACKCOUNTRY

What was the name of the road many

frontiers people used to move to the backcountry?

GREAT WAGONROAD

Many people who lived in the backcountry lived in log huts or cabins. Parents slept on a bed of blankets which covered a pile of leaves.

Children would sleep in the _?_, the area of the house

between the ceiling and the roof.

LOFT

Example of what a backcountry

cabin might look like.

30%

Circle or Pie Graph

55%

10%

5%

The total amount of a circle graph should equal 100%.