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__ ﻿ The Middle Colonies : __

1. What is a proprietor?

A proprietor is a person who owns and controls all the land in a colony.

2. Who was the proprietor of New York?

James, the Duke of York was the proprietor of New York.



3. What did the Duke of York do with part of his colony and what was it named?

The Duke of York, James, gave part of his colony to two friends, John Berkely and George Carteret, and their land became the colony of New Jersey.

4. Who governed the New York and New Jersey for the proprietors?

The governors and the representatives to an assembly, elected by the colonists, governed New York and New Jersey for the proprietors.

5. What is a representative and what did the assembly of representatives do?

A representative is someone who is chosen to speak and act for others, and the assembly of representatives helped the governor make laws.

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6. Who was William Penn and what did he do?

William Penn was a Quaker who started the colony of Pennsylvania so that all Christians could live together in peace.



7. Who were the Quakers and what did they believe?

The Quakers were a religious group and they believed that all Christians should be free to worship in their own way.



8. How did Penn get a colony and what was Penn’s hope for his colony?

Penn hoped to start a colony where all Christians could live together in peace and Penn got a colony when King Charles II owed his family money, so the king repaid Penn by giving him a large piece of land in the Middle Colonies. The region was called Pennsylvania which means "Penn's Woods."

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">9. What rights did colonists in Pennsylvania have?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The rights that colonists in Pennsylvania had was that they could voice their opinions and worship freely. Colonists could also elect representatives to an assembly, as in New York and New Jersey.

<span style="color: #25262d; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">10. What was good about the treaty Penn made with the Delaware Indians?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What was good about the treaty Penn made with the Delaware Indians was that since he respected American Indians and wanted colonists to live with them as equals. Penn's fairness helped Pennsylvanians and Indians live peacefully for years.

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<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">11. What do we need to know about Philadelphia?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What we need to know about Philadelphia is that William Penn planned it as his first large city. He chose a site where the Delaware and Schuykill rivers meet. During the 1700's, Philadelphia became a center of trade because Penn designed wide, straight roads that made it easy to travel throughout the city.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 27px;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">12. Who is Benjamin Franklin and what important things did he do?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Benjamin Franklin is the most famous person in Philadelphia. Franklin owned a printing press in Philadelphia. He published a newspaper and a popular book of stories called, __Poor Richard's Almanack.__



<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">13. What did Franklin do for Philadelphia?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What Franklin did for Philadelphia was that he helped start Philadelphia's first public library, fire company, and hospital.

__ By: Rohit, Ben H., Aaliyah, and Jaliyah __