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I assume that you mean the early 19th century colonies in the middle of America (on the Great Plains). My apologies, I am not American, so I assume this is correct.
Earlier on, of course, there were very few animals on the plains apart from the buffalo (and White man didn't hunt them). There may have been the odd few animals, but really most people moved to the plains to grow crops; a low capital investment, which was really all they could afford. Later, when people became a little wealthier, they could afford livestock. The earliest would have been sheep. Sheep were fairly easy to keep, and you could keep large flocks easily. The Mormons were early pioneers of this. After the Civil War comes the best known story about livestock on the Plains; cattle. Cattle ranching sprouts its own culture and demands special treatment by any historian (which I am not, incidentally). After the Civil war, defeated soldiers from the Confederate side came back to their Texas ranches to find that their herd of perhaps ten or twenty had grown to perhaps even 10,000 + . This lead to huge cattle drives pioneered first by Goodnight and Loving up North to the Great Plains where they could be shipped by railway to the East where there was huge demand for beef. Cattle were kept on the Great Plains in cow towns by the railway. Homesteaders (the settlers) also kept cattle (though it was a different variety) on the Plains, which would mean that you have a choice between the sheep (1850s onwards) and the cattle (1866 onward), depending on the time period you had in mind. Cattle were more significant that sheep in their time, but were sparse on the Plains before the Civil War.
What else can I help you with?
Why were the middle colonies known as the bread basket of the colonies?
Because the liked yo eat baskets. Of bread.
Why were the Middle Colonies called Bread Colonies?
The Middle Colonies were called the "Bread Colonies" because they farmed important grains that helped keep them alive.
What was traded in the middle colonies?
The middle colonies were called " bread basket" because they grew crops that were needed to make bread like wheat.
Why were the middle colonies called the white colonies?
they got the nickname "bread basket" because they grew a lot of rice and other wheat products!
What influenced the development of American culture?
As the colonies grew, differing economies developed in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
Why are the middle colonies called a melting pot?
The grew grains (such a wheat) in the middle colonies
Why were the middle colonies known as the bread basket of the colonies?
Because the liked yo eat baskets. Of bread.
Why was the middle colonies called the bread colonies?
they grew crops that was used in bread.
What was the shelter like in the Middle Colonies?
sweeped and they grew crops
What made the middle colonies special?
They grew tons of tobacco.
Why were the Middle Colonies called Bread Colonies?
The Middle Colonies were called the "Bread Colonies" because they farmed important grains that helped keep them alive.
What geographic conditions did the middle colonies have?
The middle colonies had lots of forests(lumber), grew cash crops, and also lots of bread and were known as the "breadbasket colonies".
What animals were native to the middle colonies?
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How were the middle colonies better from the rest?
Because the middle colony mad ships and grew crops..
What was traded in the middle colonies?
The middle colonies were called " bread basket" because they grew crops that were needed to make bread like wheat.
Why were the middle colonies called the bread basket?
Because the Middle Colonies were the ones to make the most food.
How did Middle Colonies make profit?
They grew tobacco. People became rich.
