it offered rich land for farming
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It offered rich land for farming
There was plenty of good land available for farming.
Yes, they wanted more economic opportunities
From the time of the colonies, America has been the land of immigrants. They have settled in all areas of the country from the thirteen colonies on the east coast all the way out the western boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
The middle colonies had milder temperatures than the northern colonies. Also, the land was suitable for growing many more crops. The land in the northern colonies was hard and rocky, but the land in the middle colonies was less rocky and the soil was more fertile.
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.