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23 Cards in this Set
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The middle colonies were known as |
The bread basket colonies |
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Why were the middle colonies called this |
They produced large amounts of grain |
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What were the three reasons they were able to produce so much grain |
Rich soil, good climate, and a long growing season |
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Crops grown to be sold were called what |
Cash crops |
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Most farmer's shipped their goods to what two port cities |
New York, and Philadelphia |
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Farmers developed what |
Conestoga wagon |
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In the New York colony, the Dutch partoon system of land ownership continued |
5 wealthy families |
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Wealthy families owned estates where farmer tenants had to rent to the owner family called the |
Partoon |
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Many what took place because of unhappy tenants |
Rebellions |
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By mid 1700s Philadelphia and New York passed who as the largest cities in the colonies |
Boston |
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Port cities where often crowded with people who spoke |
Different languages |
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The settlers in the middle colonies differed from the new England colonies because they didn't have just one what |
Religion |
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The middle colonies were settled by many different people with different |
Beliefs, customs, and languages |
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The middle colonies were different from the new England colonies who were mostly |
English |
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A German coustom called what became popular in Delaware |
Barn raising |
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The colonist shared chores such as |
Sheep shearing, corn husking, and butchering |
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The middle colonies didn't set up a |
Public school system |
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The children were taught in the what and what |
Church and private schools |
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Many STUDENTS Became An |
Apprentice |
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In the middle colonies settlers moved to the what |
Frontier |
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The land in the eastern foot hills of the |
Appalachian mountains |
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This are eventually extended into the |
Ohio valley |
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Families had to face many dangers they formed a spirit of |
Independence and equality |
