| Term | Definition |
|---|
| names of the Middle Colonies | Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania |
| first European country to settle in the Middle Colonies | The Netherlands |
| name given to the first Middle Colony | New Netherlands |
| early name given to island of Manhattan | New Amsterdam |
| name of company that ran New Netherlands company | The Dutch West Indies |
| group of people that settled Delaware | Swedes |
| two types of freedoms promised to the New Jersey settlers | religious, political |
| name of the Quaker who founded Pennsylvania | William Penn |
| name of the first Pennsylvanian settlement | Philadelphia |
| a Protestant religious group that settled in Pennsylvania | Mennonite |
| an inlet off a larger body of water | bay |
| crops that are raised and sold again for a profit on the world market | cash crops |
| a person who is actively engaged in conducting the business of government | statesman |
| a name given to the Middle colonies because the raised and exported so much grain | breadbasket |
| the process of grinding grain into flour | mill |
| a long, broad passage of water generally parallel to a coast line | sound |
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