Social Studies Test
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- What were the two capitals of New Jersey
- Perth Amboy and Burlington
- What was the Middle Colonies Nickname
- The bread colonies
- Why did indentured servants come from Europe
- They wanted a better life and there was a need for workers in the Middle Colonies
- The middle colonies
- New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
- What is a Quaker
- A member of a religious society whose beliefs include equalit and non-violence
- Why did settlers come to the middle colonies
- the climate was nicer, the land was good for farming, religious freedom, job opportunities and the fur trade
- Who took over New Netherlands
- The Duke of York
- How did the Quakers react to the Menonites letter about slavery
- The Quakers were embarrassed and passed a resolution that slavery violated the teachings of the Bible
- What was the Walking Purchase of 1737
- The distance a man could walk in 3 days equaled the amount of land he got
- What states does the Delaware River create a partial border
- Pennsylvania and New York; New Jersey and Delaware
- Who owned New Netherland
- The Netherlands
- The six nations in the Iroquis League
- Cayugas,Oneidas,Onadagas,Mohawks,Senecas,Tuscaroras
- What new culture was being created
- The new culture was less European and African and more American. People borrowed traditions from each other
- Who was the Governor of New Amsterdam
- Peter Stuyvesant
- What did the Duke of York rename New Netherland
- New York
- Why did Pennsylvania need Delaware
- Because the colony had no direct access to the ocean
- Who did William Penn want to settle his colony
- Settlers from different backgrounds, religions and countries
- Who was "Penn's Woods" named after
- William Penn's father, Admiral Penn
- Who owned the two parts of New Jersey
- John Berkley and George Carteret
- What was the capital city of New Netherland
- New Amsterdam
- Where does the Delaware River begin
- Southern New York
- What is 280 miles long
- The Delaware River
- Who wrote a letter to the Quakers about slavery
- The Menonites
- Between what states does the Delaware River serve as a Border
- New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Who was given "Penn's Woods" because the King owed his father a debt
- William Penn
- What was the largest city in the Middle Colonies
- Philadelphia