SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Breadbasket Colonies
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Panera Colonies
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Baked Good Colonies
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Bread Heaven Colonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Middle Colonies are known as the Breadbasket Colonies because that area is very good for growing crops such as Wheat, Corn etc. The Middle Colonies were the four of the total 13 Colonies in British America. It was located between the ‘New England Colony’ and the ‘Southern Colony’.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Middle colonies were also called the “Breadbasket colonies” because of their fertile soil, ideal for farming.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main cash crops in the middle colonies were grains such as wheat, rye, and oats. Because the middle colonies grew large amounts of grains, they were called “the bread colonies."
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bread Basket Colonies got their name because wheat was plentiful there. The Middle Colonies of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York made up the Bread Basket colonies. They produced more food than any of the other colonies and became known for this throughout America.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Middle colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware.