Mid-Atlantic, or Middle, Colonies

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Mid-Atlantic, or Middle, Colonies

• SOL USI.5b The student will demonstrate
  knowledge of the factors that shaped colonial
  America by b) describing life in the New
  England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies,
  with emphasis on how people interacted with their
  environment to produce goods and services,
  including examples of specialization and
  interdependence .

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Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies Resources

• Natural Resources rich FARMLANDS, rivers
• Human Resources unskilled and skilled WORKERS,
  fishermen

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Mid-Atlantic Colonies Geography and Climate

• Appalachian Mountains, COASTAL lowlands, harbors
  and bays
• MODERATE Climate

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Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies Specialization

• Livestock, GRAIN, fish

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Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies Examples of
Interdependence

• The Mid-Atlantic colonies TRADED with both the
  Southern and New England colonies to get the
  PRODUCTS they didnt produce.

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Mid-Atlantic Colonies Social/Political Life

• Villages and Cities, varied and diverse
  (different) lifestyles, diverse RELIGIONS,
  especially in Pennsylvania

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Mid-Atlantic Colonies Political and Civic Life

• MARKET TOWNS