Middle & Southern Colonies 5 th Grade Social Studies Chapter 6 Lesson 1 The Middle Colonies

Middle & Southern Colonies

5th Grade Social StudiesChapter 6Lesson 1

The Middle Colonies

Lesson 6.1- The Middle Coloniespages 188-193

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proprietorrepresentativetreaty

an official agreement between groups or nations

treaty


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a person in charge of a

colony’s land

proprietor


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a person chosen by a

group to speak or act for

them

representative


• Who became the first English proprietor of New Netherland?

• James, the Duke of York• The large part of New Netherland became what

colony?• New York• The smaller part of New Netherland became

what colony in 1702?• New Jersey


• Who did proprietors set up to govern the colonies?

• Governors• Who did proprietors allow to represent the

colonies?• Representatives• The colony of Pennsylvania was the idea of

whom?• William Penn


• What religious group was William Penn a part of?

• Society of Friends, or Quakers• The extra land given to William Penn became

what colony?• Delaware• What large city in Pennsylvania did William Penn

create?• Philadelphia


• Who was Philadelphia’s most famous citizen?• Benjamin Franklin• Name five of Franklin’s inventions.– battery– odometer– lightning rod– bifocals– Pennsylvanian fireplace



Life in the Middle Colonies

Lesson 6.2- Life in the Middle Coloniespages 196-201

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free market economyfree enterpriseartisanlaborerapprentice

someone who is skilled at

making something by

hand

artisan


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economy which citizens choose what

will be produced, not government

free market economy


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someone who works for a

more experienced

person to learn a skill

apprentice


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a person whose job

requires hard physical work

laborer


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freedom of people to earn

money by making their own business

decisions

free enterprise


• What nationalities lived in the Middle Colonies?

• German, Dutch, Scots-Irish, Scandinavian, English, & enslaved Africans

• What is tolerance?• Respecting beliefs & practices that are

different from one’s own


• What nickname did the Middle Colonies earn for growing so much grain?

• “Breadbasket of the 13 Colonies”• What were the two largest & most important

cities of the Middle Colonies?• New York & Philadelphia



The Southern Colonies

Lesson 6.3- The Southern Coloniesp. 202-209

Vocabulary

plantationlegislaturerefugedebtor

a person who owes money

debtor


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a group of people with the

power to make & change laws

legislature


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a large farm on which crops are

raised by workers who live

on the land

plantation


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a place protected from threat or

harm

refuge


• After colonists found no gold in Virginia, what two cash crops began being grown there?

• Tobacco & Rice• Some colonists took over whose land?• The Powhatan Indians• What was the legislature called in Virginia?• House of Burgesses


• What four Southern colonies did England settle between 1632 & 1732?

• Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia• What two names was the leader of Maryland known

by?• Cecilius Calvert & Lord Baltimore• What was the 1st Law in North America that promised

religious freedom?• The Toleration Act


• In what year did Carolina split into North Carolina & South Carolina?

• 1729• Who was the leader of the new Georgia colony?• James Oglethorpe• Who was Georgia named after?• King George II



Life in the South

Lesson 6.4- Life in the Southp. 210-217

Vocabulary

indigooverseerspiritual

a person who watches &

directs workers

overseer


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a plant that can be made into a dark blue dye

indigo


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an African American

religious folk song

spiritual


• What did colonists make from pine trees that was important for shipbuilding?

• Pitch• What two cash crops were grown in the South?• Tobacco & Rice• Charles Town in South Carolina was changed to

what name?• Charleston

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Middle & Southern Colonies 5 th Grade Social Studies Chapter 6 Lesson 1 The Middle Colonies