Social Studies Study Guide Test on Friday, November 22 James, the Duke of York, was once the proprietor

or of present-day New York and New Jersey. A laborer is someone who does hard physical labor. Enslaved Africans would combine Christians beliefs and musical traditions from Africa. King Charles repaid a debt by giving William Penn a piece of land. Since the Middle Colonies proprietors believed in religious tolerance there was a mixture of people here. In the Middle Colonies, many young people who lived in cities became apprentices. Virginia had the first elected legislature in the colonies.