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The English Colonies
Section 3
Peter Stuyvesant
staple crops
Quakers
William Penn
DIRECTIONS Use all the vocabulary words from the word bank to write
a summary of what you learned in this section.
DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word in
the word pair that best completes the sentence.
1. Director General ______________________ controlled the colony of New
Amsterdam beginning in 1647. (John Rolfe/Peter Stuyvesant)
2. ______________________ are items that are always needed, such as wheat and
barley. (staple crops/cash crops)
3. The ______________________supported the equality of men and women before
God, religious tolerance, and nonviolence. (Dutch/Quakers)
4. Pennsylvania was established by ______________________ to provide a govern-
ment that was fair to all people. (William Penn/John Winthrop)
5. The economy of the middle colonies depended on the production of
______________________, skilled labor, and trade. (tobacco/staple crops)
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Indians to celebrate our harvest. We were
very grateful because a native named Squanto
helped us. I hear that over in Massachusetts
Bay the Puritans are having problems with a
lady named Anne Hutchinson, who is bold
enough to question John Winthrop’s views
on religion. That’s the latest news from here. I
miss everyone.
Love,
Samuel
SECTION 1
1. Olaudah Equiano; Sentences will vary
but an example is: Olaudah Equiano was
a slave who wished that the slave trade
would end.
2. indentured servants; Sentences will vary
but an example is: Indentured servants
were forced to work for the people who
had paid for their voyage to America for a
certain number of years.
3. Bacon’s Rebellion; Sentences will vary but
an example is: Bacon’s Rebellion was an
uprising that led to the attack and burning
of Jamestown.
4. Toleration Act of 1649; Sentences will vary
but an example is: The Toleration Act of
1649 established religious tolerance in
Maryland.
SECTION 3
Answers will vary but examples might include:
New Netherland was founded by the Dutch.
Most colonists in New Netherland were fur
traders and farmers. After a while, Peter
Stuyvesant took control of New Netherland.
After a while, the English took control of
New Netherland without even a fight. New
Netherland then became called New York and
became the first of the middle colonies. New
Jersey also became a middle colony. One of
the largest religious groups in New Jersey was
the Quakers. The Quakers were a Protestant
group that did not follow formal religious
practices and dressed plainly. One Quaker who
started a colony to protect other Quakers from
the mean treatment they were receiving was
William Penn. In the middle colonies, farmers were able to grow large amounts of food
because they had good climate and rich land.
They grew staple crops, which are crops that
are always needed by people.
SECTION 2
Sentences may vary, but examples might include:
1. Anne Hutchinson was put on trial for her
ideas, such as believing that people’s relationship with God did not need guidance
from ministers.
2. The Pilgrims were immigrants because
they left their homeland to move to
America.
3. Squanto was a Patuxet Indian who had
lived in Europe and spoke English.
4. John Winthrop led the Puritans to the
Massachusetts Bay colony where they
planned to build an ideal Christian
community.
5. The Puritans thought that bishops and
priests in the Church of England had too
much power over church members.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Answers will vary but one example is:
Dear Cousin Joseph,
I like being in America. It has been lonely since
I left you back in England so that I could come
to America with the Pilgrims. I don’t like being
called an immigrant just because we were not
born here in America. It was exciting when we
all signed the Mayflower Compact to provide
fair laws for all. It makes me feel good to know
that we all want to protect the general good.
We recently had a feast with the American
Peter Stuyvesant
Staple crops
Quakers
William Penn
staple crops
SECTION 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
d
b
c
d
a
Possible answers might include:
6. Virginia assembly’s second house; its
members elected by colonists
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