Middle colonies

Lesson Objectives

​We will identify the Middle colonies

I will take notes and answer comprehension questions

Essential Question:
What were the characteristics of the Middle colonies?

Open Ended

Identify the following for the northern colonies:

Physical Characteristics

Economy

Sentence Stem:

The physical characteristics of the Northern colonies are.......

The economy of the Northern Colonies consisted of.....

Multiple Choice

Which of the following crops were commonly grown in the Middle Colonies?

• Wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn

• Rice, tobacco, cotton, indigo

• Mango, rice, wheat, barley

• Sugarcane, coffee, cocoa, tea

Open Ended

Identify and explain how farming in the Middle Region was different than farming in the Southern Region?

Sentence Stem:

Farming in the Middle region was different from the south because in the middle colonies they.........

Multiple Select

Choose two answers

Which beliefs and practices were associated with the Quakers in the Middle Colonies?

• Tolerance of other religions

• Getting rid of Representative Government

• Support for slavery

• Belief in self-government

Categorize

Options (15)

Rocky Soil

Cold Winters

Flat Plains

Mild Weather

Food Production

Rolling Hills

Warm Climate

Plantations

Fishing

Whaling

Forests

Slave Labor

Cash Crops

Quakers

Fertile Soil

Match the answers to the correct colony

New England

Middle

South