SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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corn
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rye
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tobacco
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barley
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tobacco is a huge cash crop in the Southern and Middle colonies. Due to the demand and supply of to-bacco prices have gone higher and lower. Tobacco is grown in the Middle and Southern colonies be-cause it is hot and there are many plantations in the Middle and Southern colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system. New York and Philadelphia grew at a fantastic rate.
Detailed explanation-3: -The middle colonies combined characteristics of the New England and southern Page 2 colonies. With a good climate and rich land, farmers there could grow large amounts of staple crops-crops that are always needed. These crops included wheat, barley, and oats. Farmers also raised livestock.