What are the names of the 4 middle colonies?
Colony of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
What group of people founded the Middle Colonies?
The Dutch founded the Middle Colonies
What is the natural resource that was available to the New York and New Jersey Colonies?
Iron Ore was a natural resource used
Name two types of jobs in the Middle Colonies.
Blacksmith, Farmer, Carpenter, Shipbuilder, Miner, Printer, Fisherman
Who founded the Colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What crop was grown the most in the Middle Colonies?
wheat was grown in abundance
What does it mean to be religiously tolerant?
To allow many religions to practice within a society or group of people.
What was the nickname given to the middle colonies because of the crops they grew.
Breadbasket colonies.
What happened to the Dutch who first settled in the Colony of Delaware?
They were killed by native indians over a disagreement.
Name one big difference between the New England Colonies and the Middle Colonies.
The New England colonies were not religiously tolerant like the Middle Colonies.
Describe what a carpenter would do?
A carpenter would build houses and buildings.
What was iron ore used for?
Make items such as nails, tools, kettles, silverware, weapons
