The Middle Colonies Learning Objective Students will be

The Middle Colonies

Learning Objective: • Students will be able to identify at least three different characteristics of the Middle colonies.

• Based on the picture what do you think a Quaker is? • What values do you think the Quaker Oats company was trying to embody by choosing a Quaker as their mascot? http: //coursesite. uhcl. edu/HSH/Whitec/texts/Am. Classics/Quakers/Qkr. Ndx. htm

Important Vocabulary • Quaker- A Christian religious group that got their name because they believe people should quake before the power of the Lord. • Dutch- People from the Netherlands. • Conestoga- A type of wagon. http: //www. yourdictionary. com/conestogawagon

The Middle Colonies • New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware • Originally started because King Charles II of England wanted more land to take the colonies from the Dutch. • Europeans immigrated to the Middle Colonies in search of a better life and for religious freedom, such as the Quakers who arrived in Pennsylvania after being granted land by King Charles II and started the settlement of Philadelphia.

Geography of The Middle Colonies • The Middle colonies were between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains. • Many rivers and lakes went through the Middle Colonies.

Economy of the Middle Colonies • The rivers and lakes throughout the Middle Colonies were used as waterways for sending lumber, crops, and animal furs. • The land had rich soil which allowed for farming and the Middle Colonies grew a majority of the food out of the three regions.

Venn Diagram What are the differences and similarities between the illustration of William Penn and the Quaker Oats mascot? Quaker Oats Mascot William Penn Both

Venn Diagram activity: Directions: Compare and contrast the New England colonies and Middle colonies in the Venn diagram below. Features of the New England colonies go on the New England side and features of the Middle colonies on the Middle colonies side. Features they both share go in both. You must have at least 3 features in each category of the Venn diagram. Both New England Middle Colonies