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Middle Colonies

by Cate L

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The Magnificent Middle Colonies
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The Middle Colonies
By: Cate L.
Reason
For
Founding
The Dutch wanted to set up fur trading post.

The British wanted more land and new trade routes.

The Quakers wanted religious freedom.
This is a picture of a Dutch trading post.
There was iron, copper, and coal in the ground.

In the Middle Colonies there was lots of land.

The summer was hot and horrid and the winter were very harsh.

The Middle Colonies had a lot of woods unlike the New England colonies.
Geography
Economy
The New York Harbor was ideal for shipping and trading.

Farming was easier in the Middle Colonies than the New England colonies.

Farmers grew wheat, corn, vegetables, and tobacco.
This is New York Harbor today.
Come To Quakers Quiet Place
The Southern Colony is to loud with working slaves.
New England is is still cutting down lumber.
But come to the middle because you can be in the Quakers quiet place.
MIDDLE COLONIES vs Southern and New England Colonies
Go to the Middle Colonies
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