USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Middle Colonies contain which group?
A
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
B
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
C
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
D
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system. New York and Philadelphia grew at a fantastic rate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1783. The province had originally been settled by Europeans as part of New Netherland but came under English rule after the surrender of Fort Amsterdam in 1664, becoming a proprietary colony.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Middle colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. Located in the middle of the Atlantic seaboard, their economies combined the industry of the North with the agriculture of the South.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pennsylvania and Delaware were proprietary colonies.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Middle Colonies This made New York one of the most diverse and prosperous colonies in the New World.

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