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What was the motivation for German Lutherans to come to the middle colonies in the 1700s?
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The German Lutherans came to the Middle Colonies in the 1700's to work in the timber industry. They also came because they were promised land. They had heard that the land there was good for farming.
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Which region was known as the breadbasket colonies?
The Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
What cultural and religious groups populated the middle colonies?
The Middle colonies were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The different groups of people that settled in these colonies were the Dutch, German, and British. Native American also lived in these areas. The religious groups included the Protestant, Quakers, Anglicans, and French Huguenots, and some Catholics.
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the melting pot?
The middle colonies were very popular because of the "freedom of religion," that was allowed to occur without any interference from anyone. Including the government. You had various religions and kinds of people. Some included, English, French, German, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish.
What are three types of colonies?
Middle Colonies New England Colonies Southern Colonies
Are the thirteen colonies the same as the middle colonies?
No,the Middle colonies are only a part!!!!!!!!!
What was the motivation for German Lutherans to come to the middle colonies in the 1700?
The German Lutherans came to the Middle Colonies in the 1700's to work in the timber industry. They also came because they were promised land. They had heard that the land there was good for farming.
What religion was in the middle colonies?
The Middle Colonies were primarily Anglicans and Quakers.
What was the middle colonies religion?
The Middle colonists were a mixture of religions, including Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews, and others.
Who settled the middle colonies-?
German immigrants settled the middle colonies.
What was the motivation for settlers coming to the Middle Colonies?
gold and silver
Where did the settlers of the middle colonies come from?
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.
Are Amish German?
the ancestral homeland of the Amish is Switzerland. The language that they spoke (and still speak) is a type of German. The Amish began to migrate to Colonial America and settled first among the large German speaking population in the middle colonies. The Amish themselves consider the name "Amish" as referring to their religious views; so to them the question would be like asking "Are Lutherans German?" Actually they are from southern Germany and northern Switzerland.
What was the middle colony religon?
The Middle Colonies had a mixture of different religions, ranging from small communities of Mennonites, French Huguenots, Baptists, Jews, to the larger communities of Dutch Reformed, Lutherans, Quakers and Anglicans.
By 1770 the middle colonies had a uniquely diverse immigrant population the largest number of immigrants were?
german
Which region was known as the breadbasket colonies?
The Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
What cultural and religious groups populated the middle colonies?
The Middle colonies were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The different groups of people that settled in these colonies were the Dutch, German, and British. Native American also lived in these areas. The religious groups included the Protestant, Quakers, Anglicans, and French Huguenots, and some Catholics.
What is the slogan for the middle colonies?
The middle colonies are in the middle of awesomeness!
