Section 2

Question 0

William penn

Answer 0

Founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1682. He was a Quaker

Question 1

Peter Stuyvesant

Answer 1

The unlinked governor of new Netherlands. No one liked him because he put a lot of taxes on the people and had harsh rule. He swore to defend his colony, (in a rivalry with England in 1664) but since no one helped him he just surrendered.

Question 2

Quakers

Answer 2

Hated by most England. They were Protestant reformers. They believed ALL people were equal. They gave women rights and refused the wars.

Question 3

Pennsylvania Dutch

Answer 3

German speaking Protestants who came to Pennsylvania.

Question 4

Breadbasket colonies

Answer 4

The middle colonies that produced SO much grains.

Question 5

Great wagon road

Answer 5

Settlers who traveled from Philadelphia to the back country on this old Iroquois trail.

Question 6

Patroon

Answer 6

They gave out land to rich families to encourage farming in new Netherlands. The patroon promised to bring 50 farm families from Europe to live on the land.

Question 7

Proprietary colony

Answer 7

New Jersey. The king gave land to one or more people.

Question 8

Proprietor

Answer 8

The people who got the land and could give it to other people.

Question 9

Royal colony

Answer 9

A colony under control of the English crown (new jersey)

Question 10

Cash crop

Answer 10

Crops that are sold for money at markets

Question 11

Backcountry

Answer 11

The area of land along the eastern slopes of the Appalachian mountains.