SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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New York/Philadelphia
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Delaware
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Philadelphia
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New Jersey
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were the two biggest port cities in the Middle Colonies? 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-2: -Philadelphia became the busiest port city in the American colonies. It also became the largest and wealthiest city in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trade was important to the economy of the middle colonies. Merchants in Philadelphia and New York City exported colonial goods to markets in Britain and the West Indies. These products included wheat from New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.