Name: _______________________________
USVA History
Chapter 2.4 Study Guide
Settlement of the Middle Colonies/Other Colonies
1. The Middle Atlantic region was settled chiefly by _______________, _______________,
and German-speaking immigrants seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity.
2. The middle colony of ____________________developed an economy based largely on
the ______________ trade between the Dutch and American Indians.
3. The city of New York became a thriving commercial center on the ____________ River.
4. _____________________ was the founder of the colony of Pennsylvania and he
promised his settlers would be granted religious ______________________.
5. Pennsylvania’s colonial capital of _______________________ became an important
commercial center for river trading.
6. Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for ______________________, but ultimately
served as the home to multiple ethnic groups, including Germans, Dutch, and French.
7. Maryland was founded as a haven for __________________ by ___________________.
8. The colony of _______________________ developed a plantation economy based on the
production of rice and indigo as cash crops.
9. ____________________________ founded the colony of Georgia as a haven for debtors.
10. The country of __________________ controlled the territory of present-day Florida.