USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The prosperity of the Middle Colonies depended on the ports. Hudson River made trade easy. Port harbors along the East River was a good place for ships to dock. Farmers, fur traders, and lumber workers traded their goods in New York City.

Detailed explanation-2: -The largest cities were New York City in New York and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, both situated on rivers utilized for trade. The Middle Colonies differed from the New England colonies to the north and the Southern colonies to the south.

Detailed explanation-3: -Industry. Abundant forests attracted both the lumbering and shipbuilding industries to the Middle Colonies. These industries, along with the presence of deep river estuaries, led to the appearance of important ports like New York and Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Philadelphia became the busiest port city in the American colonies. It also became the largest and wealthiest city in the colonies.