Geography & Climate
What did people also call the Middle Colonies?
Breadbasket Colonies.
What was the Middle Colonies nickname?
The Breadbasket Colonies.
What were Ben Franklin's contributions?
He was an inventor and postmaster.
Why were the Middle Colonies A perfect place to make a farm?
Fertile soil and long growing season.
What did each colony have that was controlled by a king?
A Governor.
The main job of any colonial legislature was to?
Make laws for the colony.
Why would someone be an apprentice?
To learn a skill or craft.
What importance did William Penn bring into the Middle Colonies?
William Penn Founded Pennsylvania.
Why did the Citizens in the Middle Colonies elect representatives?
to attend the colonial legislatures and speak/vote for them.
William Penn insisted on something and it spread. What was that thing?
Religious Freedom.
what was a main economic activity in the Middle Colonies?
Farming.
what are the middle colonies?
Delaware,Pennsylvania,New York,and New Jersey.
What would you call someone who does these? Shoe making, carpentry, and candle making.
An apprentice.
What did people farm in the middle colonies?
Wheat, rye, barley, and corn.