The Mid-Atlantic Colonies for PA

Name the 4 colonies in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Delaware

What were the human resources of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?

Workers (skilled and unskilled)

Farmers

Fishermen

Merchants

What are the natural resources of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies ?(2)

Rich farmland

Rivers

What did the Mid-Atlantic Colonies specialize in? (3)

Livestock

Grain

Fish

What was the social life of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies? (3)

Villages and cities

Diverse cultural backgrounds

Many religions

Define diverse

Different

What was the political and civic life of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

Market towns

What is the geography of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies? (5)

Appalachian Mountains

Coastal plains

Rivers

Harbors

Rich farmlands

What is the climate of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?

Moderate climate

What did the Mid-Atlantic Colonies get from the New England and Southern Colonies? (Examples of interdependence)

Metal tools and equipment (New England)

Tobacco, indigo, rice, forest products (Southern)

What are the capital resources for the middle- colonies

tools and building

Define interdependence

Two or more people depending on each other for goods and services

Define speciation

Focusing on producing one product or a few products

Why were the Mid-Atlantic Colonies founded?

For economic and religious reasons

(Pennsylvania - religious for Quakers)

What European Country holds the charter for these colonies (Mother Country) ?

Great Britain