USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
List the four Middle Colonies.
A
South Carolina, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania
B
New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
C
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
D
Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware
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 Middle colonies were made up of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. They were located south of the New England colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maryland. Maryland was the fourth of the 13 colonies. It was founded in 1632-1634. Maryland was founded to create a place for Roman Catholics who were still struggling against religious tyranny in England.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Pennsylvania and Delaware were proprietary colonies.

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