Geography & Climate
Fill in the blank: The Middle colonies are sometimes called the ______ of British North America.
breadbasket
Fill in the Blank:Citizens in the middle colonies elected a ________________to attend the colonial legislatures and__________ for them.
Fill in the Blank:Citizens in the middle colonies elected a representatives to attend the colonial legislatures and vote/speak for them.
why was religious freedom common in the middle colonies?
Willam Penn made Pennsylvania a religious state and the idea spread.
farming/_____________was the main economic activity in the middle colonies.
Agriculure
What did Penn give to the Quakers?
Pennsylvania
what where the 4 middle colonies?
Delawere Pennsylvania New York and new jersey
What was the main job that any colonial legislature was to do?
make laws for the colonies.
what were 3 types of apprenticeships available for young people in the middle colonies?
Shoe making
carpentry
candle making
what where some crops grown in the middle colonies?
rye corn and barley
Why was Willam Penn important in the middle colonies?
He found Pennsylvania and gave it to the Quakers and spread religious freedom throw out the colonies.
why did the middle colony have good crops?
Long growing seasons and fertile soil
Each colony had a ___________ controlled by the King Of England
governor
why might a young person become an apprentice?
too learn a skill trade or crafe.
what did people call the middle colonies?
the breadbasket
describe Ben Franklins contributions to the middle colonies.
An inventor and served as a post maker of Philadelphia.