SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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around Port Cities
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around Norway
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -The largest cities were New York City in New York and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, both situated on rivers utilized for trade. The Middle Colonies differed from the New England colonies to the north and the Southern colonies to the south.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware developed economies based on shipbuilding, small-scale farming, and trading. Cities such as New York and Philadelphia began to grow as seaports and/or commercial centers.