USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Native corn became the most important grain for English colonists although they also planted European crops of wheat, rye, barley and oats.

Detailed explanation-2: -The middle colonies combined characteristics of the New England and southern Page 2 colonies. With a good climate and rich land, farmers there could grow large amounts of staple crops-crops that are always needed. These crops included wheat, barley, and oats. Farmers also raised livestock.

Detailed explanation-3: -History of Agriculture in New England The majority of the civilian diet came from corn (maize), which was planted “in hills in clearings the Native cut in the woods".

Detailed explanation-4: -Because the soil was rocky and the climate was often harsh, colonists in New England only farmed enough to feed their families. Some of these crops included corn, beans, and squash. The New England colonies, however, were full of forests, giving the colonists the important natural resource of trees.