Middle Colonies
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The Middle Colonies were a group of British American colonies, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, known for their diverse populations, religious tolerance, and prosperous farming and trade.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British American colonies
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
New England Colonies
ⓘ
American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Colonies
|
| climate | moderate climate ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| country |
Colonial America
ⓘ
surface form:
British America
|
| dissolvedBy |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| ethnicGroupsPresent |
Dutch colonists
ⓘ
English colonists ⓘ German colonists ⓘ Irish American ⓘ
surface form:
Scots-Irish colonists
Swedish colonists ⓘ |
| geography |
access to Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
coastal plains ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hadMajorPort |
New York City
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
| included |
Delaware Colony
ⓘ
Province of New Jersey ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Pennsylvania
|
| knownFor |
commercial farming
ⓘ
ethnic diversity ⓘ fertile soil ⓘ grain production ⓘ mixed economy ⓘ port cities ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| laborSystems |
free labor
ⓘ
indentured servitude ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Coast of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern North America
|
| majorCrops |
barley
ⓘ
oats ⓘ rye ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| nickname | breadbasket colonies ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| religiousGroupsPresent |
Church of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicans
Catholics ⓘ Dutch Reformed Church members ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutherans
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterians
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Quakers
|
| successorEntity | United States of America ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.