USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Some cash crops grown in the Middle Colonies were grains such as wheat, barley, and rye. 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. Demographics in the colonies: The New England colonies attracted Puritan settlers with families and not single indentured servants, unlike the Chesapeake colonies.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Punjab and Haryana regions are considered the breadbaskets of India. Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are said to be the “rice bowl” of India.