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Unit 2 Middle Col
Terms specific to Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| William Penn | Quaker who founded Pennsylvania as a place for tolerance and peace |
| Quakers | religious group that settled mainly in Pennsylvania and created a colony that was tolerant to Native Americans and other religions |
| Cash Crops | large amounts of crops that allow a farmer to sell them |
| Bread Basket Colonies | Middles colonies that focused on fast growing grain crops like wheat and rye, these grains are used to make bread |
| Grain crops | Wheat, oats, barley, rye - these crops grown fast and match the short growing season of the middle colonies |