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Why where the Middle colonies so good at agriculture?
Because they had fertile soil and long growing season unlike... the new England colonies...
Why was the one and only William Penn Important?
Because he founded Pennsylvania and gave it to a group named the 'Quakers' [No wonder Pennsylvania starts with a 'Penn']
Why was religious freedom really common in the middle colonies?
Penn Insisted that Pennsylvania citizens has to have religious freedom and the idea spread.
Fill in the blank; _____ was an important economic thing in the middle colonies. Some of the needed crops grown there where: ____,____,___ and ___
1st blank; Agriculture
2nd blank; Wheat, Rye, Barley and corn.
{There where probably more though.}
Why was the Important William Penn do?
He spread religious freedom and he gave his founded land Pennsylvania to the a religious group named 'The Quakers' [There was a lot of forced religion back then..]
Name the four Middle colonies that England sent to the new world!
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and the two news, New York and New Jersey.
Fill in the blank; People in the Middle Colonies chose representatives to come to the colonial legislatures and ______ for them.
Vote/Speak
What did other colonies often call the middle colonies?
The breadbasket colonies. [Psst, its called that because they made a lot of bread!]
Why would a young adult become a apprentice?
To get ready for a job. So they can become a master at it in the future!
What did the one and only Ben Franklin make and do to the middle colonies?
He made inventions and served as the postmaster of Philadelphia. [He made an invention called lightning rods!]