What did children become when they got older?
apprentices
Who is a person who made things out of metal such as horseshoes, pots, and tools?
blacksmith
What was wheat used to make?
bread
What jobs did women and girls do in the Middle Colonies?
cooking, cleaning, and sewing
What jobs did craftsmen have in the Middle Colonies?
shoemaker, cabinet maker, blacksmith, tailor, printer, cooper
What popular crops were grown in the Middle Colonies?
wheat, corn, barley, pumpkins, potatoes
What 2 groups did Quakers help get equal rights?
women and Native Americans
Why were the Middle Colonies able to grow many crops?
good climate and good soil
What 3 things did the Quakers believe?
simplicity, honesty, peace
What did the children learn at school?
reading, writing, manners
What did the colonists get from the trees in the forests?
lumber
Where were crops sold and traded in the Middle Colonies?
market towns
How many Middle Colonies?
4
What are the names of the Middle Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Where did the children go to school?
one-room schoolhouse
What was the largest and richest city in the 13 colonies?
Philadelphia
