work, land and to start a new life
The Northern colonies were initially settled by groups of people from England who left for religious reasons. People also settled in the Northern colonies for economic reasons.
Many of the settlers that settled in the middle colonies were Dutch people from the Netherlands or Sweden. There were also German and Irish immigrants who settled in the middle colonies.
Quakers
why were the middle colonies founded
There were several ethnic groups that settled in the middle colonies. Those groups included Swedish people, Irish, English, Scottish, Dutch, and French.
to have a better life
they represented pilgrims and puritans
It helped because it helped trade and ship stuff to other Colonies.
people who founded the Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money. Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards.
The people of the middle colonies were men and women.
Colonists.
Most people in the middle colonies where loyalists