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The biggest state was Philadelphia

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In 1703 Delaware became a separate colony from Pennsylvania.

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In 1681 William Penn started the Pennsylvania colony.

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The biggest city was phelidelphia

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In 1664 the English took over New Netherland and renamed it New York.

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In the northern parts of the middle colonies the climate is often much like New England’s.

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Ben Franklin was in the middle colony. At the age of 12, he became the apprentice of his brother who was a printer.

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In 1736 Ben Franklin (Franklin) helped organize Philadelphia’s first volunteer fire department.

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William penn asked he king to settle the debt by giving him land in America.

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The middle colonies were known for farming. Most of the farms were 50 to 100 acres

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By 1750 Pennsylvania had the most people in the middle colonies

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The Dutch west India company sent peter Stuyvesant to be the new governor of New Netherland in 1647.

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The Atlantic coastal plains is and important landform for the region

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Population of the middle colonies in 1750
Pennsylvania- 119,666 people
New York- 76,696 people
New Jersey- 71-393 people
Delaware - 28,704 people

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The coastal plain has wide rivers and rich farm land

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But the Quaker’s were treated badly just for there belifs

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A group called the quakers believed that problems should be solved peacefully and not with war and fights

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But then mid-1700s it’s waterfront was the busiest in North America

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Foothills and mountains lie farther west

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One of the larger rivers is the Delaware river

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The biggest crops in the middle colonies were wheat and rye.

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The Dutch west India company sent peter Stuyvesant to be the new governor of new Netherland. He did a very good job.. at first.

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The Swedish and the Dutch were the starters of the middle colonies

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The middle colonies climate gives them a good growing season

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The largest city in the middle coloni In fact, the largest city in North America is Philadelphia

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The coastal plains has wide rivers and rich farmlands

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The middle colonies have middle tepature

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Population grew, houses were crowded more closely together.

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Dutch discovered New York and called it new Netherland. Then, the English came and called it New york

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