Climate/Geography
What was the climate like in all the Middle Colonies?
The Middle Colonies had a moderate, temperate climate.
Who did the region rely on for most for labor?
Indentured servants
How were major government officials selected in New York and New Jersey.
They were selected by the king.
What did Pennsylvania not have that the other 3/4's of the Middle Colonies had?
Fertile soil
What two kinds of people were captured and enslaved for labor in the colonies?
Native Americans and Africans
Who founded Pennsylvania to gain religious freedom for the Quakers?
William Penn
The Middle Colonies produced so much grain it became known as what?
The breadbasket colonies
Fertile farmland, rivers, and ports helped the Middle Colonies develop a strong economy based on what?
Agriculture and trade
In New Jersey they lived in self-built wooden homes and homemade furnishings, tools, and utensils, what is this called?
Simple living
What three things do all the Middle Colonies have in common?
They all have a moderate, temperate climate, sufficient rainfall for farming, and many lakes, rivers, and good harbors.
What three kinds of business were there in ALL the middle colonies.
Raising livestock, growing wheat and corn, and small textile and iron businesses.
The Middle Colonies were known for their diversity, people from how many countries settled there.
7, Germany, France, Scandinavia, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands, and England.
How was the geography in the Middle Colonies different from the New England Colonies?
It had fertile soil, a milder climate, and wide rivers.
New York and New Jersey did what business-wise that Delaware and Pennsylvania did not?
Fur trading with Native Americans
The region had greater religious freedom, how many religious groups settled there.
6, Lutherans, German Baptists, French Protestants, Dutch Mennonites, Portuguese Jews, and Quakers.