3. Enjoy “Middle the Colonies” Jeopardy! Ligers vs. Mean Machine Buzzers ready (a.k.a. clap your hands) A player from Ligers chooses a category and question dollar amount first. Mrs. Pollock reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond. Once students answer, we will record the contestant’s score – You gain the dollar amount if correct; lose the dollar amount if incorrect. We will continue the game until all categories are finished.

4. Middle Colonies PeopleReligionDefinitionsMisc, Game Board $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

5. What was the geographical advantage that most helped the Middle Colonies become known as the “breadbasket” colonies? $100

6. Fertile land $100 To Game Board

7. Which document proved that some of the middle colonies has self government? $200

8. The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania $200 To Game Board

9. Name one way the Middle Colonies differed from the New England Colonies $300

10. Middle Colonies were home to many religious groups $300 To Game Board

11. Why did the market towns in the Middle Colonies have gristmills? $400

12. Farmers in the region needed to grind their grain into flour $400 To Game Board

13. What were some of the cost and benefits for immigrants who came to the Middle Colonies? $500

14. Costs – leaving their homes, families and friends; settling in unknown place, learning new laws and new culture. Benefits – finding religious freedom, political freedom, escaping from war in homeland, chance to buy land. $500 To Game Board

15. With which American Indian leader did William Penn form a long lasting peace? $100

16. Tamanend $100 To Game Board

17. Which colonist was a leader of the Great Awakening? $200

18. George Whitefield $200 To Game Board

19. What type of job is an example of an artisan? $300

20. A cooper $300 To Game Board

21. King Charles II of England made William Penn the _______ of the Pennsylvania Colony. $400

22. Proprietor $400 To Game Board

23. William Penn wanted all colonists and American Indians to be treated with _____. $500

24. justice $500 To Game Board

25. What is one right or freedom that William Penn gave colonists in Pennsylvania? $100

26. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to a fair trial by jury $100 To Game Board

27. What role did religion play in the founding and settlement of the Middle Colonies? $200

28. The Dutch allowed people of all different backgrounds to settle in New Netherland. Quakers started colonies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in order to practice their religion. Many people were attracted to the religious freedom there. $200 To Game Board

29. What were some of the effects of the Great Awakening? $300

30. What were Changed religious ideas and practices, led to greater religious toleration, added to religious diversity, and increased free exercise of religion. $300 To Game Board

31. What kind of car does Mrs. Pollock drive? $400

32. White Mini Van (Honda Odyssey) $400 To Game Board

33. Was religion required by law in the Middle Colonies? $500

34. No, it was a choice. $500 To Game Board

35. The fertile land, deep harbors, and mild climate of the Middle Colonies all contributed to the regions _________. $100

36. prosperity $100 To Game Board

37. Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming ______. $200

38. apprentices $200 To Game Board

39. The thousands of ________ who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the region’s diversity. $300

40. immigrants $300 To Game Board

41. Many Quakers settled in the middle colonies in hopes of finding a ____. $400

42. refuge $400 To Game Board

43. What does the word exaggerated mean? $500

44. To over emphasize something, to make a big deal of something. $500 To Game Board

45. After taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch, which 2 colonies did the English form in that region? $100

46. New York and New Jersey $100 To Game Board

47. Why was New York a good location for a port? $200

48. It was built at the mouth of the Hudson River $200 To Game Board

49. How did people in the Middle Colonies learn to do skilled jobs? $300

50. Many became apprentices, living and working with artisans to learn skills $300 To Game Board

51. What does the tern “breadbasket” mean/come from? $400

52. Colonies produced so many crops used in making bread that they came to be called the “breadbasket” colonies $400 To Game Board

53. What is a refuge? $500

54. A safe place to live and worship. $500 To Game Board

55. Final Jeopardy Category: Middle Colonies Click for “Answer”

56. Explain the Great Awakening. Click to see the correct response!

57. It changed religious ideas and practices, added to diversity and increased free religion choices. Leader was George Whitefield! Exit Game

58. Thank You for Playing Acknowledgements: Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Jeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003

59. Be Curious… Read & Learn More about The Middle Colonies!