Middle Colonies
Crops grown in the Middle Colonies that were a large portion of society's diet.
What are Staple Crops?
The founder of Pensylvania and Deleware.
Who is William Penn?
People who traveled to colonial America to work for someone to pay off debt.
What is an indentured servant?
These are the four Middle Colonies.
What are New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, and Deleware.
Religious freedom was one main reason for the founding these colonies.
What are the Middle Colonies?
The Middle Colonies farmed wheat, rye, corn, barley, bread, and rice etc.
Why were the Middle Colonies nicknamed the "Breadbasket Colonies"?
Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret were given the land of New Jersey by the younger brother of King Charles II of England.
Who is James the Duke of York?
Some parts of this Native population occupied the Middle Colonies.
Who are the Iroquois?
Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret provided large quantities of land to those who'd moved to New Jersey. Most people used this land to start small farms and to participate in trade.
Why did New Jersey have a successful economy?
These colonies were an agricultural based society which relied on fertile soil to grow crops that were used for money and trade.
What were the economical strategies of the Middle Colonies?