Colonial America 5b/c Mid-Atlantic Region

Place an X on each of the Mid-Atlantic colonies. Hint there are 4. Use textbook pages 70 71 to complete the assignment. Many Farms Coastal Plains Wide Rivers Deep-Water Harbors Skilled Craftsmen Unskilled Laborers Heading south from New England, the weather warms slightly. The winters are not as cold, and the climate is more moderate, which makes for a longer growing season.The coastal plains of the Mid-Atlantic were better suited for raising livestock and growing grain than in New England.There were natural deep-water harbors in the fast growing towns of New York and Philadelphia that were perfect for docking ships.Pennsylvania became home to a great many of Germans, including the Pennsylvania Dutch, a name derived from Deutschland, the German name for their European homeland.New England was settled by the English, but several European nations staked claims in the Mid-Atlantic region.Walking on the busy streets of New York in the mid-1600s, you would hear a babble of languages as people from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, and Portugal went about their day.In the Mid-Atlantic there was diversity in everything, from architecture to food to the ways people chose to worship.Grain fields soon covered the Mid-Atlantic, which became known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies. Who originally established New Amsterdam? Dutch English French Why was New Amsterdam established? Fur Trading Shipbuilding Plantations What city became a major place for trade in New Amsterdam? Boston Albany Dover New Amsterdam became New York when what country took over? Netherlands France England Place the characteristic in the correct category. Natural Resource Wide Rivers Deep-Water Harbors Rich Farmlands Human Resource Skilled Craftsmen Unskilled Laborers Capital Resource Tools Buildings