Geography & Climate
Fill in the blank: The Middle colonies are sometimes called the ______ of British North America.
breadbasket
why did they need shoe makers?
so they could not be barefoot and have their feet dirty by the end of the day.
how did the long growing seasons help farmers grow their crops?
the long growing seasons made it helpful to grow crops by it being so warm for to long it grows longer
why did they need candle makers?
back in the day there was no electricity so they had to use candles to make things
Why was Middle colonies so awesome to grow crops???
There was long growing seasons, and fertile soil!
what was the main job of ANY colonial legislatures was to?
Makes laws for the middle (Or breadbasket) colonies
list 2 or 3 types of apprenticeships available to young people in the middle colonies
what was the nickname people called the middle colonies?
Breadbasket colonies
why was William Penn so important?
he founded Pennsylvania to give quaskers a safe place to live and spread religious freedom
what was the crops name? what kinds of those crops where grew there?
Cash crops. there was wheat, rye, barley, and corn.
who elected representatives to attend the colonial legislatures and speak for them?
Citizens in the middle colonies
explain why religous freedom was so common in the middle colonies
william Penn insisted pennsylvania would have religous freedom
FILL IN THE BLANKS:_______ was the main economic activity in the breadbasket colonies, some important crops they made were: _____, ___, ______, and ____
farming was the main economic activity in the breadbasket colonies, some important crops they made were: wheat, rye, burley, and corn!
Correct answers: Farming was the first, and Wheat, rye, burley, and corn were the important crops
describe some of ben franklins contributions to the middle colonies:
he was a inventor and served as a post master
Name the 4 middle colonies:
Deltaware, pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersy
each colony had a ______, and it was controlled by the king of England.
Each colony had a governor.
what kind of person would might become a apprentice and why would they?
a young person, and they wanna learn a trade
what was the most economic activity in the middle colonies?
Farming was the most economic activity in the middle colonies!