SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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The Breadbasket
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The Midlings
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The Potbelly
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The Topnotcher
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Middle Colonies earned the nickname, “The Colonial Breadbasket” because the major crops are ingredients used to make bread.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Also known as the Breadbasket colonies, the Mid-Atlantic colonies include New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York. The first settlers of the Mid-Atlantic colonies soon discovered that the land was good for farming, once the trees and rocks were cleared.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle colonies were also called the “Breadbasket colonies” because of their fertile soil, ideal for farming.