 I CAN…  Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the US during the 18 th century

 Pennsylvania  Delaware  New Jersey  New York

 Rich soil  Good growing season  # of large streams  Farming flourishes  Developed trade and manufacturing  Towns and cities grow rapidly

 Farming  Wheat, barley, rye, fruits, and other grains Produced a surplus of these grains Became cash crops  Crops grown to be sold  Trade and Manufacturing  Traded surplus grains, timber, and furs to other colonies, West Indies, and Europe  Manufacturers made clocks, watches, guns, locks, cloth, hats, glassware, nails, tools, etc.

 Very diverse area  Known as a “melting pot”  Practice religious freedom  Had fewer schools and colleges than New England  Religious groups ran most of them  Women and African-Americans could not attend college

 Legal until the Revolutionary War  Fewer slaves lived in Middle Colonies than the South  Movement to free the slaves began in the Middle Colonies