For additional facts an d information about religion refer to Pilgrims and Puritans or our comprehensive article on Religion in the Colonies. There were Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others in the Middle regions and colonies. The Middle Colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. Propriety Government: The King granted land to people in North America, who then formed Proprietary Coloniesįor additional facts and information refer to Colonial Government.Royal Government: The Royal Colonies were ruled directly by the English monarchy.Definitions of both of the government systems are as follows: Government in the Middle Colonies was mainly Proprietary, but New York started as a Royal Colony. The Middle Colonies were also able to manufacture iron ore products such as plows, tools, kettles, nails and large blocks of iron which they exported to England.Ī Reverberatory furnace of 1647 used to melt ironĪll of the systems of government in the Middle Colonies elected their own legislature, they were all democratic, they all had a governor, governor's court, and a court system. A typical farm was 50 to 150 acres consisting of a house, barn, yard and fields. The Middle colonies built flour mills where wheat was ground into flour, then shipped to England. The Middle colonies are often called the breadbasket colonies because they grew so many crops, especially wheat. The Middle Colonies exported agricultural products and natural resources. The geography and climate impacted the trade and economic activities of Middle Colonies. Economic activities and trade were dependant of the environment in which the Colonists lived. There were considerable differences between the New England, Middle and Southern regions. Middle Colonies - Economic Activity & Trade Other industries included the production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, furs and shipbuilding - refer to Colonial Times and Colonial Society.
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