SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Garden State
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Great Awakening
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Breadbasket
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Breadbasket colonies” are given to the collection of colonies of the mid-Atlantic, namely, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York. The nickname “breadbasket colonies” are given to them because of the export of large grains that take place from these colonies to different parts of the world.
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: -We were most known for producing iron and being the “bread basket” colony. We produced wheat and used wind mills to mill flour for bread. Since we were centrally located, we were a very important distribution center.