Middle Colonies

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Middle Colonies

• By
• Zac, Mark, Taylor, Danny, Eric, Rachel,Tina,and
  Ashli

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Founders

• James the Duke of York
• George Carteret
• John Berkeley
• William Penn

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States Today

• Philadelphia/Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• New Jersey
• New York

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Important Facts

• The middle colonies were the biggest traders
  because it had big ports and lots of rich rolling
  farmland.
• Berkeley and Carteret had east and west Jersey
  but in 1702 they formed to make New Jersey.
• William Penn got more land from the Duke of York
  which formed Delaware.
• The climate also made the middle colony a good
  framing land.
• The colonist hunted and trapped deer and beaver.

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Christianity
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Map of the Middle Colonies
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Life in the Middle Colonies

• Life in the middle colonies had a...diverse in
  their population because they their proprietors
  believed in religious tolerance. The climate and
  soil of the Middle Colonies were excellent for
  farming.

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About the Middle Colonies

• The Middle Colonies were a place where people
  from many different countries could live together
  and earn a good living. Most colonists were
  farmers, but New York and Philadelphia were busy
  centers of shipping and trade.

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Bibliography

1. http//Historysage.com
2. http//www.upei.com
3. http//www.runet.com
4. http//www.wikipedia.org
5. Scott Foresman Social Studies book

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The End

• That concludes our Power point presentation about
  the middle colonies.
• THANK YOU!!! )