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Title: Middle Atlantic Colonies


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Middle Atlantic Colonies
  • The 13 Colonies of England

2
SOL INFO
  • Geography and climate
  • Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands (harbors
    and bays, wide and deep rivers), rich farmlands
  • Moderate climate
  • Economy
  • Livestock and grain, trading, Unskilled and
    skilled workers and fishermen
  • Social life
  • Villages and cities
  • Varied and diverse lifestyles
  • Diverse religions
  • Political and Civic Life
  • Market towns

3
The Breadbasket Colonies
  • The Colonies in The Middle Atlantic Region were
    supported by farming wheat.

4
Colonial Philadelphia
  • William Penn
  • Founded Philly on the idea that people with
    differences could get along (Brotherly Love)
  • Designed Philly with Checkerboard plan for the
    Center
  • Divided the Colony up into Townships of 5,000
    Acres each
  • Planned the Government and the settlements of
    Pennsylvania
  • Ben Franklin
  • Printed out a newspaper called the Pennsylvania
    Gazette
  • Organized the first firefighting company in the
    colonies
  • Worked to have the streets paved and lit at
    night.
  • Invented the lightning rod which helps protect
    buildings from lightning.

5
Moving West
  • As life in the colonial cities became more and
    more crowded people began to move to the frontier
    where land was usually very cheap and available
    to be bought and sold.
  • People that lived on the frontier had a very
    tough lifestyle. Everyone had to work and
    families had to be self sufficient.

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The Middle Atlantic Colonies
  • Were based on
  • Farming
  • Religious Tolerance
  • Trading
  • The Idea that people with differences can live
    together in a peaceful setting.
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