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Middle Colonies

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By Carter H.

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‘Mazing Middle

Reason for Founding

For New Jersey the duke of York gave some of his land (New York) to a friend so he could start his own colony

New York was originally Dutch but then the English duke (the duke of York) took it over and it was named New York.

If you want to be accepted by everyone then you should go to Pennsylvania, where the Quakers will accept you no matter your religion.

For Delaware the People in Pennsylvanian sold it of to another group of quakers and they made it New Jersey

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Geography

Iron

The geography in the Middle Colonies is very nice. There are long growing seasons, warm summers, and temperature is almost perfect year round. There is rich soil, forests, iron, and copper. This is perfect if you are a farmer, miner, or lumber jack.

Copper

Forest

Soil

Economy

Whale trapping

The economy of the middle is very rich. There are farmers, miners, shipbuilders, whale trappers, and much more

Wheat

Corn

Shipbuilding

Philadelphia

Philadelphia has always been one of the best city’s to live in and still is, but for different reasons. First, Philly was very safe. There was a fire department similar to the ones today. They also had the lightning rod which made fires even more unlikely. Philly was also very organized. There were organized streets with names easy to remember. There were also thing like libraries that made life better.

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Why The Middle Is The Best

Don’t go to New England! It’s freezing, there’s barley any economy, and resources besides a few things are scarce!

Go here! There’s lots of economy resources, opportunities and it the perfect temature! The place to be

Don’t go to the south! There’s lots of slaves, pirates, and it so hot!