Middle Region
By: Ashley, Paige, Hanna, Aidan, Michael, Christopher,
Brandon, Andrew, and Cam
Middle Colonies~
New York
New Jersey Pennsylvania
Delaware
Physical Characteristics
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Fertile farmland
Longer growing season then New England
The Hudson River
The Delaware River
Cattle farms
Some colonies were on the coast
Economic Activities
The colonists traded to make money and get different
resources that they didn’t have access to. For example,
some things that they traded were grain, iron, lumber,
fish, rum, and cattle.
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How did the geographic resources affect the
economy?
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The water of the seas and rivers gave the people of the Middle Colonies food,
transportation abilities and the ability to be a trading outpost.
Forests gave the people of the Middle Colonies lumber to craft equipment, storage
usage, and transportation by land, and water.
Mountains gave the people of the Middle Colonies iron to use for equipment and
weapons.
Flat lands gave the people of the Middle Colonies fertile soil to plant crops for
survival, and to export it to other colonies and nations.
Government
Royal-New York & New jersey
Royal colonies were ruled by a king.
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Proprietary-Delaware & Pennsylvania
Proprietary colonies were governed by an individual or
elite group.
Culture And Society
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The middle region was very agricultural and the population grew fast
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Had fertile land that helped with selling goods
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Consisted of many religions, some including: Catholic, Jewish, Quaker,
Lutheran, and Presbyterian
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Friendly natives, that opened up to trade
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When they first arrived they brought African American slaves
The End