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TEST ALERT
Chapter 6
Test Date: _____________________
This is the study guide for the chapter 6 social studies test. Use this study guide to prepare for the
test at home. Two extra credit points will be awarded if the completed study guide, with parent
signature, is turned in on the day of the test.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What was a geographical advantage that helped the Middle Colonies become known as the
“breadbasket” colonies?
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2. After taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch, which two colonies did the English form in that
region?
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3. What does the word refuge mean?
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4. What is the name of a document that proves that some people in the Middle Colonies had selfgovernment?
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5. With which American Indian leader did William Penn form a long-lasting peace?
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6. Which colonist was a leader of the Great Awakening?
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7. What is one way that the Middle Colonies differed from the New England Colonies?
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8. Why did most market towns in the Middle Colonies have gristmills?
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9. Give an example of an artisan.
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10. King Charles II of England made William Penn the ____________________ of the Pennsylvania
Colony.
11. The fertile land, deep harbors, and mild climate of the Middle Colonies all contributed to the region’s
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12. Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming ____________________.
13. William Penn wanted all colonists and American Indians to be treated with ____________________.
14. The thousands of ____________________ who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the region’s
diversity.
SHORT ANSWER
Answers must be in complete sentences.
15. What is one right or freedom that William Penn gave colonists in Pennsylvania?
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16. What were the multiple effects of the Great Awakening?
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17. What role did religion play in the founding and settlement of the Middle Colonies?
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18. What were some of the costs and benefits for immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies?
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19. How did people in the Middle Colonies learn to do skilled jobs?
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TEST ALERT
Chapter 6
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What was a geographical advantage that helped the Middle Colonies become known as the
“breadbasket” colonies?
Fertile land
2. After taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch, which two colonies did the English form in that
region?
New York and New Jersey
3. What does the word refuge mean?
A safe place
4. What is the name of a document that proves that some people in the Middle Colonies had selfgovernment?
The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
5. With which American Indian leader did William Penn form a long-lasting peace?
Tamanend
6. Which colonist was a leader of the Great Awakening?
George Whitefield
7. What is one way that the Middle Colonies differed from the New England Colonies?
The Middle Colonies were home to a mix of religious groups.
8. Why did most market towns in the Middle Colonies have gristmills?
Farmers in the region needed to grind their grain into flour.
9. Give an example of an artisan.
A cooper
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10. King Charles II of England made William Penn the proprietor of the Pennsylvania Colony.
11. The fertile land, deep harbors, and mild climate of the Middle Colonies all contributed to the region’s
prosperity.
12. Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming apprentices.
13. William Penn wanted all colonists and American Indians to be treated with justice.
14. The thousands of immigrants who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the region’s diversity.
SHORT ANSWER
Answers must be in complete sentences.
15. What is one right or freedom that William Penn gave colonists in Pennsylvania?
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to a fair trial by jury
16. What were the multiple effects of the Great Awakening?
The Great Awakening changed religious ideas and practices, led to greater religious toleration,
added to the diversity of religious beliefs, and increased the free exercise of religion.
17. What role did religion play in the founding and settlement of the Middle Colonies?
Quakers started colonies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in order to have a safe place to live and
to practice their religion. Many settlers came to the Middle Colonies because they were attracted
by the religious freedom offered there.
18. What were some of the costs and benefits for immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies?
Costs
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Benefits
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leaving their homes, families, and friends; settling in
an unknown place; learning new laws and adapting to a new culture
finding more religious and political freedom; escaping from war in their
homelands; finding more economic opportunities; getting the chance to buy
their own land.
19. How did people in the Middle Colonies learn to do skilled jobs?
Many became apprentices, living and working with artisans to learn skills.