SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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rocky soil, coastal ports towns on the Atlantic Ocean
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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
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Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
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Rolling hills, fertile soil, Hudson River and Delaware River all equal trade.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Middle colonies spanned the Mid-Atlantic region of America and were temperate in climate, with warm summers and cold winters. Geography ranged from coastal plains along the coastline, piedmont (rolling hills) in the middle, and mountains farther inland. This area had good coastal harbors for shipping.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because the soil was so rich and fertile, many middle colonists farmed. They farmed more than they could eat, so many used the rivers to export their extra crops to the cities. They would sell their goods in cities like Philadelphia and New York.
Detailed explanation-3: -In contrast to the South where the cash crop plantation system dominated, and New England whose rocky soil made large-scale agriculture difficult, The middle colonies were fertile. Land was generally acquired more easily than in New England or in the plantation South.
Detailed explanation-4: -What best characterizes the geography of the Middle Colonies? A climate suited to growing wheat and other cash crops. Why were the Puritans considered dissenters? Their religious practices differed from most in England.