1. Chapter 6 Section 2
The Middle Colonies

2. The Breadbasket Colonies
Advantages
Rich soil
Mild climate
Long growing season
Many rivers
Good for transportation

3. The Breadbasket Colonies
Crops for sale
Cash crops
Crops grown to be sold (EXPORTED)
Wheat, grain…also beef and pork
New foods
Wheat/ rye bread
Dutch made waffles
Germans made pretzels and noodles

4. Taking Farm Goods to Market
Main port cities
Philadelphia and New York
Conestoga Wagon
Used by the Pennsylvania Dutch
AKA: Covered Wagon

5. New York Farms Patroon Owner of a large estate of land
Van Rensselaer family owned over 2 million acres

6. Business, Trade, and Cities
Artisans in the colonies
Ironmakers
Millers (ground grain)
Tailors
Glassblowers
Silversmiths
Sawmills (made lumber)
Brickmakers
**Excellent Essay Question!!!**

7. Cities Grow Quickly Main port cities
Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore
Now bigger than Boston!
Cities influenced by different cultures
Dutch door (very popular)
Two sections
Top – could see who was there
Bottom – to keep out the animals

8. A Different Kind of Community
Many Religions
Most people were Protestant
Christian but not Catholic
Lutherans, Mennonites, Quakers, Presbyterian
Country Customs and Fun
Shared work
Barn raising, sheep shearing, butchering
Athletic contests
Quilting clubs

9. Education and Training
No public schools
Taught by private tutors, church schools
Apprentices
Training to become a craft worker
Left school when 12 or 13 years old

10. The Frontier Frontier Who settled here?
Thinly settled area on the outer limits of the colonies
Boundary was the Appalachian Mountains
Ohio Valley in the 1700’s
Who settled here?
Young married couples, immigrants, indentured servants
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Women worked alongside the men
Equal responsibility