SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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Lots of farming and crops, grains such as oats, wheat, and corn. They trade along the rivers.
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Fishing and shipbuilding
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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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Detailed explanation-1: -Economy. The Middle Colonies enjoyed a successful and diverse economy. Largely agricultural, farms in this region grew numerous kinds of crops, most notably grains and oats. Logging, shipbuilding, textiles production, and papermaking were also important in the Middle Colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The economy of the middle colonies was supported largely by the cultivation of staple crops-crops that are always needed. Such as: wheat, barley, and oats.
Detailed explanation-3: -Economy of the Middle Colonies 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Middle colonies had rich soil and a good climate for growing crops. As a result, they were able to produce more food than they could consume. As a result they were able to export wheat and other grains to Europe.