THE THREE COLONIAL REGIONS 1. NEW ENGLAND 2. MIDDLE 3. SOUTHERN

Middle Colonies

COLOR THE REGION OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES MAP BLUE

LIST THE COLONIES IN THE MIDDLE REGION New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware

Why They Settled Founded in 1609 by Dutch Merchants Trade furs with the Native Americans Colonist came from: Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, France, Sweden, and Finland.

GEOGRAPHY West—Appalachian Mts. Rivers: Hudson, Delaware Hudson River valley, Long Island Rich fertile land (PA) Bays and harbors

Climate Mild climate Rich soil, Long growing season that allowed farmers to grow many plants.

Natural Resources Fertile soil Trees, and fresh water Livestock and crops -metals such as: bronze; metal and fruits from trees Livestock and crops -metals such as: bronze; metal and fruits from trees

Immigration Scandinavia, African indentured servants, Puritans from Massachusetts, Germans, Scottish, and Irish. Melting Pot

Government Similar to English government— governor, legislature, courts Laws passed by the English Parliament had to be obeyed Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware— proprietor chose the governor (approved by the King) Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware— proprietor chose the governor (approved by the King) Representative legislature—assembly Voting by white male property owners

Economy Cities: Philadelphia, New York Farming (The Breadbasket Colonies)— large farms Mercantilism Fur trading Craft Skills Grains--wheat, barley, rye (Cash crops) Manufacturing—watches, guns, locks, cloth, glassware, hats, Iron manufacturing Grain farms, seaports, iron works

Religion Religion was most tolerated –Quakers –Baptists –Anglicans –Presbyterians –Lutherans –Mennonite –Dutch Reformed –German Reformed –Jews

Daily Life For Adults 3 Classes –rich people and best educated. –the middle class, farmers and small merchants. –lower class, sailors and apprentices. Clothing showed status

Daily Life For Children Attended school only when work at home permitted it. The boys did all the work that the father did--caring for the animals, cutting firewood, building fires, shoveling snow, getting water, sowing and weeding crops--and then he would go to school! The girls learned all the household chores that her mother did--weaving, sewing, making brooms, candles, soap, doing laundry, knitting, cooking, etc. household

Education Private schools—run by churches and individuals Girls had less education Women and African Americans could not attend college –Education was scarce and expensive – New Jersey was the only colony to have more than one college: the College  of New Jersey and Queens (Princeton and Rutgers).

Houses Dutch Brick with a wooden porch Swedish log cabins

Other Known a the “Bread Basket". Excepting to every religion and ethnicity.