The Middle Colonies: Farms and Cities The People who settled in the Middle Colonies made a society of great diversity

Key Terms Cash Crop Grist Mill Diversity Artesian Conestoga Wagon

Basketcase  Immigrants come to the Middle Colonies to find prosperity and force Native Americans out  Dutch and German Farmers used Hard Work and advanced farming methods to create a food surplus  Middle Colonies produced Cash Crops of fruit, vegetables and Grain for trade  Middle Colonies become known as the Bread Basket

Against the Grain  Gristmills located, and powered, by water in the middle colonies help turn grains into flour  Grains would be used to make bread, which was central to the Middle Colony's Diet  Extra Bread would be taken to market for sale

Bright Lights, Big City  Cities in the Middle Colonies grew along the rivers as trade built New York and Philadelphia  Philadelphia became one of the colonies biggest cities with shipyards, city streets, and Large Buildings  New York also enjoyed prosperity due to trade as the city grew

Arts and Crafts  Diversity in the Middle Colonies lead to German Immigration due to religious intolerance  German Immigrants work as Artesians developing guns, glassware, iron, and furniture  The Germans also developed Conestoga Wagons which could better navigate roads, to help carry products for trade  The English, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, African, Swedish, Welsh, and French Settlers had to learn to tolerate each other

Earth-Quakers  Without ONE dominant culture in the Middle Colonies, religious tolerance shaped the colony  The Dutch and Quaker Settlers Practiced tolerance and promoted religious rights  Quaker Men and Women were viewed as equals and helped spread Quaker message  Quakers would also speak out against slavery

Rebel Yells  Middle Colonies practiced some slavery with mixed results  New York saw a Rising African Community, both as slaves and free laborers  Tensions, due to race and slavery, led to violence in New York  Violence would be used to put down slave rebellions  Violence would be a key in preventing rebellions, and would be more common in the south

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