Chapter 6 The Middle Atlantic Colonies Study Guide
Henry Hudson came in this year to claim the area for Holland.
1609
Who led the Quakers?
Edward Byllinge
What was the reason King Charles II of England declared war on Holland?
English thought the Dutch colony prevented their own colonies from expanding.
Penn created a legislature called the General Assembly to make the laws, provide citizens of Pennsylvania to have freedom of speech, worship and trial by jury.
Frame of Government
Farm Produce
Grains, fruits and vegatables
Trial by Jury
Guarantees a person accused of breaking the law the right to be tried by a jury of fellow citizens
What were some waterways in the Middle Atlantic Colonies
Hudson river, Delaware River,
What did English warships do in 1664?
In 1664 English warships sailed into the harbor at New Amsterdam. Peter Stuyvesant tried to get the Dutch settlers to fight the English, but the refused.
The Dutch began building a fort on Manhattan Island in New York Bay and called it ____________________, named after their capital city, Amsterdam back home.
New Amsterdam
Where did the Dutch first settle in North America
New Amsterdam along the Hudson river
What was given by the Duke of York to John Berkeley and George Carteret?
New Jersey and part of New York
The Dutch began to build settlements in their own colony called ____________________, named after their home country Netherlands.
New Netherland
The Dutch settled in parts of what is today ______ ______ _______.
New York, New Jersey and Delaware
The Middle Atlantic Colonies were located in the region that today includes ____________________
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
True or False: All Holland, Amsterdam & Netherlands people are Dutch.
TRUE
True or False: Amsterdam is the capital city of Holland which are all in the Dutch country of the Netherlands in Europe.
TRUE
True or False: England was against Holland (Netherlands) because they believed they were holding them back from expanding in America.
TRUE
True or False: NEW Amsterdam and NEW Netherlands were areas in North America named after their original areas in the Netherlands.
TRUE
Why did the Middle Atlantic Colonies produce so many crops?
The climate was perfect for growing crops- temperature was good, amount of rain and soil type, rich resources and land space.
What did William Penn receive from the King?
a charter; became the proprietor of Pennsylvania
Great Awakenings
a movement called for a rebirth of religious ways of life. A way of thinking that spread through the colonies between 1730s to 1740s
What do the Quakers believe?
all people are equal and good and violence is always wrong.
What was a "sign of friendship" between Penn and Tamenend?
exchanged wampum belts
How did the colony prosper under Stuyvesant's leadership?
he helped resolve disputes over land, expanded New Netherland into what is now New Jersey; pushed south the small colony of New Sweden
What did farmers depend on to trade their livestock and their surplus farm produce?
market towns
The Dutch welcomed settlers from many countries to New Amsterdam; among these newcomers was ____________________.
the first group of Jews to settle in North America
Why did many Quakers want to settle in New Jersey?
they were treated poorly because of beliefs and refusal to fight for the king; they wanted a refuge
Why was New Jersey and New York given to Berkeley and Carteret?
to sell the land at low prices to anyone in England willing to settle in North America
What kinds of goods were bought and sold in market towns?
tools, cloth, shoes, stockings, buttons
