Middle Colonies
By:
Zac, Mark, Taylor, Danny, Eric,
Rachel,Tina,and Ashli
Founders
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James the Duke of York
George Carteret
John Berkeley
William Penn
States Today
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Philadelphia/Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
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
Religious Diversity in the Middle Colonies 1750
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Presbyterian
Lutheran
Quakers
Anglican
Baptist
Catholic
Congregational
Map of the Middle Colonies
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.
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.
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
The End
That concludes our Power point
presentation about the middle colonies.
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