SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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They were large citiies
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They were busy cities
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Their were less people
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They were near water and had seaports
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Detailed explanation-1: -What geographic features made New York City and Philadelphia the busiest ports in the English colonies? They both had deep harbors near the ocean and navigable rivers leading inland. The colonists living inland could deliver their goods to the city, and ships from England could easily reach the cities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Other cities in the middle colonies, such as New York City, also grew quickly. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which condition in the Middle Colonies encouraged the growth of Philadelphia and New York as busy ports? Soil and climate suited to cash crops. What did English leaders believe the main purpose of the colonies was? The signing of this document signaled the end of the struggle between Parliament and the monarch.
Detailed explanation-4: -The locations of New York City and Philadelphia helped them to become major colonial trading centers because both cities were located at the coast and had good ports, thus providing them with access to shipping. Both also were located at or near the mouth of a major rivers.
Detailed explanation-5: -New England and the Middle Colonies exported a wide range of products including iron, wheat, livestock, whale oil, fish, and rum, worth about £500, 000 annually.