The phrase "breadbasket colonies" refers to the Middle Colonies, which included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. This region was characterized by a diverse society, with a mix of various ethnic groups, including English, Dutch, German, and Swedish settlers. The Middle Colonies also promoted religious freedom, attracting various religious groups such as Quakers, Catholics, and Jews. Their fertile land and favorable climate allowed for the production of staple crops like wheat, contributing to their identity as the breadbasket of colonial America.
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The middle colonies.
Which colonial region is BEST described by the phrases in the box below? • Natural Resources included fish and timber • poor farming conditions and long cold winters • settled by Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom
The southern colonies grew loads of rice.
PresbyterianismThe most influential religious movement in colonial America was the American Methodist movement.
Middle Colonies
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breadbasket
The Middle Colonies.
The colonial greenhouse was the nickname for the Southern colonies. The nickname for the middle colonies was the colonial breadbasket.
The middle colonies.
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Which colonial region is BEST described by the phrases in the box below? • Natural Resources included fish and timber • poor farming conditions and long cold winters • settled by Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom
Which colonial region is BEST described by the phrases in the box below? • natural resources included fish and timber • poor farming conditions and long cold winters • settled by Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom
The southern colonies grew loads of rice.
Heresy was a religious belief rejected by the majority in colonial America.
PresbyterianismThe most influential religious movement in colonial America was the American Methodist movement.