Farmland
The middle colonies had long growing seasons or short growing seasons?
What is long growing seasons?
The colonists used iron ore to create this small but essential building material.
What are nails?
The production of timber was a huge help to this ocean related industry.
What is shipbuilding?
True or False? Hunting was very favorable in the middle colonies.
What is true?
These three main rivers provided fertile soil for the colonists
What are the Hudson River, the Delaware River, and the Susquehanna River?
What are cash crops? (Definition)
What are crops grown for commercial value, not for use of the farmer?
These three ferrous metals were used in the middle colonies.
What are cast iron, wrought iron, and steel?
Paper was made from this secondary timber product.
What is wood pulp?
Colonists traded furs with what tribes?
What are western Indian tribes?
Merchants brought goods in and out of these popular water hubs.
What are ports?
The middle colonies had this nickname because of how much food they produced.
What is "Breadbasket"?
The colonists made these metal objects used for making tea.
What is a kettle?
This new transportation method allowed the colonies to log further inland.
What is the steam engine?
Furs were a symbol of what?
What are rank and wealth?
What is the Hudson River?
The rich soil produced enough crops for consumption and for _____.
What is Export?
This iron product is necessary for holding ships in place (While in the water).
What is an anchor?
These two types of saws improved logging efficiency.
What are the Circular saw and the Band saw?
Many animals were hunted to near ________ for their valuable furs.
What is extinction?
Due to wide, high flow rivers, this kind of power was generated.
What is water-wheel power?
These two rivers allowed shipping agricultural goods easier.
What are the Hudson River and Delaware River?
Iron replaced wood for making _______.
What are industrial machines and tools?
Colonists were able to produce ships 30% cheaper than this country.
What is England?
What kind of fur hats were wanted for practicality? (What animal)
What are Beaver fur hats?
This popular export traded by river might be controversial with PETA today.
What is fur?