SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Religion
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Climate
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Trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -Also add and label; the colonies’ largest cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston. What do the locations of all four cities have in common? Each of the four cities is a port and is located on or close to the Atlantic Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Charleston, [South] Carolina As port cities on the Atlantic, each was crucial for the colony’s trade and defense. As commercial thoroughfares, they were central markets for colonies’ crops, ores, and other output, and they stimulated the colonial “industry” of artisans and craftsmen.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.