USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A middle colony would be
A
Rhode Island
B
Delaware
C
North Carolina
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Middle Colonies. The Middle Colonies of British North America-comprised of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-became a stage for the western world’s most complex experience with religious pluralism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pennsylvania and Delaware were proprietary colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Delaware Colony was part of the Middle Colonies and played a pivotal role in the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. It was originally settled by the Swedish and Dutch under the leadership of Peter Minuit, but fell under English control in the mid-17th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -The colony of Delaware. The Dutch founded the first European settlement in Delaware at Lewes (then called Zwaanendael) in 1631.

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