Colonial Regions: Middle Colonies

Learn about the Middle Colonies: environment, people, climate, and economy!

Complete each section of this activity. Remember that you are focused on the Middle Colonies Region of the American Colonies. An Introduction to the Region Watch the video for a brief overview of the entire Middle Colonies region. This information will help you with the rest of the activity. ENVIRONMENTLook at the images below to help you describe the Middle Atlantic environment in the space below each image. PEOPLEUse the map and chart below to answer the following questions:What does this tell you about the kinds of people who moved to the Middle Colonies?Were they all the same, or different?Did they likely have the same beliefs, or were they diverse?WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED UNDER THE CHARTS. CLIMATEThe key on the map shows that red areas are the hottest and purple is the coldest. The numbers on the key show you where a region falls. The information on top of the map also helps you determine how much humidity a region experiences.What does this map tell you about the climate in the Middle colonies? Write your answer in the space under the map. ECONOMYUse the word bank below to fill in the economies of each region. WORD BANK1. grain 3. tobacco 5. cotton2. shipbuilding 4. whale products 6. livestock (animals) Grain Livestock Shipbuilding Whale products Tobacco Cotton NATURAL RESOURCESComplete the paragraph below. The Middle Colonies had rich, fertile soil, so it allowed people to grow an abundant amount of food and resources. Since they had large grainexports from the soil, the Middle Colonies were also known as the Breadbasket Colonies. Some other resource that they had were rivers that surrounded them. These rivers provided the Middle Colonies with an abundant amount of fish to eat and fresh water to drink. The mountains of the west provided iron for the iron workers and the trees provided the people with lumber to build ships, houses, and to make other useful materials. Another natural resources that they had was livestock, as well as wild animals. They had animals such as cows, sheep, horses, pigs, and chicken, and hunted animals such as the beaver for their furs. What was the primary reason that the Middle Colonies were established? To escape religious persecution and establish freedom of worship To make money from the vast natural resources available Both A B are correct None of these is correct New York Watch the video to learn the story of how New York was founded. Use the information in the video to answer these questions:1. Who owned New York first and when it was settled?2. Who owned it second and when they got it?3. Why New York was settled in the first place?WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED UNDER THE VIDEO. PENNSYLVANIAUse the information below to help you answer the questions below the passage. The colony of Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 by William Penn, a Quaker leader. Quakers are a religious group who preach acceptance, non-violence, and equal rights. The Quakers did not have freedom to practice their religion in England, so William Penn and other leaders searched for a way to colonize America. William Penn, whose father was a well-respected general, was able to convince the king to grant the Quakers the rights to settle in what would become Pennsylvania (named after General William Penn).The Quakers established the city of Philadelphia, which became a center of religious and cultural diversity. In contrast to how the Puritans treated people with different beliefs of culture, the Quakers granted people equal rights and did not support slavery. The New England Puritans, on the other hand, did not tolerate different beliefs and would punish people who questioned their ideas or did not follow their strict rules.The Middle Atlantic colonies were known as the Breadbasket colonies because they produced so much wheat and oats. The Quaker oatmeal company, which was created in 1850, used William Penn's face as a mascot because he was the leader of the Quakers who grew so much of those crops. The economy of Pennsylvania was based on what? Cultivation of grain Mining iron and copper Fishing Building ships with the available timber from the local forests How were the Quakers different from the Puritans to the north? Quakers believed in slavery, but treated everyone else equally.Puritans did not believe in slavery, but did not allow equality. Quakers felt that all people should be free and equal.Puritans felt that only they followed the true religion and everyone else was wrong. Quakers believed that only Quakers had rights.Puritans accepted all people into their communities. label the colonies! Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Connecticut Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Sort the colonies into the appropriate region in which they belong. New England Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Middle Atlantic New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania Southern Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Maryland Georgia