Geography & Climate
Fill in the blank: The Middle colonies are sometimes called the ______ of British North America.
breadbasket
Citizens in the middle Colonies elected representatives to attend the the colonial legislatures and _______________ for them
Vote or speak
Why might a young person become an apprentice
to learn a skill or trade
_________ was the main economic activity in the middle colonies
Farming
True or False Benjamin Franklin was a postmaster
true
What are the 4 new England colonies
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
The main job of any colonial legislature was to ______________________
make laws
Explain why religious freedom was common in the middle colonies
Because William insisted on religious freedom in Pennsylvania and the idea spread
farming was the main economic activity in the middle colonies some important crops were?
wheat, corn, rye, and barley
What did William do
insist on religious freedom in Pennsylvanian
name the reason crops grow so well in the middle colonies
long growing season and fertile soil
who voted for colonial legislatures
the citizens
who worked as an apprentices
many young men and few young women
The economy of the middle colonies was based on ________
Agriculture
What are some things Benjamin Franklin did to contribute to the colonies
he was an inventor and a postmaster ect
why are the middle colonies called "The Breadbasket Colonies"
Because the crops that grew well there were all ingredients of bread
who controlled the middle colonies
the king
what does apprenticeship mean?
To work with an master artisan
why are the middle colonies called the breadbasket colonies?
Because all the crops that grow well there are ingredients of bread
What is named after William Penn
Pennsylvania
people were able to grow plenty of crops that they would sell for money which are called ___________
Cash Crops
in each colony had a _________ controlled by the__________ of England
1 governor
2 King of
name 3 apprenticeships in the middle colonies
Shoe-making, wig-makers, and carpentry
"The economy of the middle colonies was based on agriculture," What does this mean?
"This means that farming was a way of life in this region and many citizens earned a living from farming"
Where did Benjamin Franklin work when he was a postmaster
Philadelphia