Middle colonies

What were the middle colonies?

• New York, New Jersey, New England, Delaware

• New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

What were the crops grown there?

• Corn, beans, squash

• wheat, corn, squash

• wheat, potatoes, pumpkins

Why were they successful as farmers?

• Good seeds from the Indians

• Indians taught them how to work the land

• fertile soil

What were their houses made of?

• bricks

• wood and windows

• wood and mud

Who were the Quakers?

• People who were seeking a new life

• People who were fair and honest

• People who came from the Netherlands

Were the Quakers peaceful people?

• yes

• no

Why was the Middle colonies called the bread basket?

• They sold a lot of bread

• they made a lot of bread

• they grew the crops to make bread

What did they make from Iron ore?

• plows, cooking pots

• baskets, pottery

• plows, pottery

Why did people like to do business with the Quakers?

• They were honest people

• They were the business people in the area.

• They were in their towns.

The people in the middle colonies were...

• religious and strict

• from different cultures and religions

• from the Netherlands