Exploring the Middle Colonies
A Grade 4 worksheet to learn about the history, geography, and economy of the Middle Colonies.
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Exploring the Middle Colonies
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge about the Middle Colonies.
The map below shows the Middle Colonies. Use it to answer the following questions.
1. Which of these colonies was NOT considered a Middle Colony?
New York
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Delaware
2. What was a nickname for the Middle Colonies due to their rich farmland and grain production?
The Fishing Colonies
The Breadbasket Colonies
The Lumber Colonies
The Cotton Colonies
3. The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by , a Quaker.
4. Many different groups of people, speaking different languages and practicing different religions, lived in the Middle Colonies, making them very .
5. The Middle Colonies had rocky soil and short growing seasons, similar to the New England Colonies.
True
False
6. The port city of Philadelphia was an important center for trade in the Middle Colonies.
True
False
7. Name two important crops grown by farmers in the Middle Colonies.
Match the colony with its founder or early name.
8. New York
a. William Penn
9. Pennsylvania
b. New Netherland
10. Delaware
c. New Sweden
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