Middle Colonies Crossword (8 Points)

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  1. 2. Initially a part of New York, but the Duke of York decided it was too much land to govern and broke the colony in 2.
  2. 5. This city was designed by William Penn and comes from the Greek word for "Brotherly Love"
  3. 6. Schools in the Middle Colonies were mostly ________. Only the people in the upper class received education.
  4. 8. Dutch colony set up along the Hudson River; Located in modern day New York City
  5. 13. This was a common mineral/metal found in the Middle Colonies region
  6. 14. Settlers from this European nation were the first to settle Delaware.
  7. 15. A religious group from England that believed in equality for all men, religious freedom, and protesting war.
  8. 16. This group of people were treated with special kindness and humanity by the Quakers. This wasn't common for other groups they interacted with.
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  1. 1. This was the nickname given to the Middle Colonies because the people grew wheat, barley, and rye.
  2. 3. Wheat, barley, and rye were considered ______ _______. They were grown in order to be sold at markets.
  3. 4. This person was a writer, scientist, inventor, and more. He was also a founding father.
  4. 7. A person who enters another country in order to settle there. These people came from Germany and Ireland to settle in the Middle Colonies.
  5. 9. _________ legislatures. People elect members to make decisions on their behalf.
  6. 10. Colony granted to William Penn by King Charles II; Served as a haven for Quakers.
  7. 11. Was friends with King Charles II and received a charter for land because of a debt owed to his father. He was a Quaker, as well.
  8. 12. The English colony established on the site of the former Dutch Colony, New Amsterdam.