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