6.3 busy farms and seaports
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6.3 – Busy Farms and Seaports
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Rich Farmlands
• Middle colonies had fertile soil
• Gristmill – ground grain into flour• Farmers had to choose
whether to grind their wheat into flour or sell the wheat
• General Store sold goods that couldn’t be made at home.
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How a Gristmill Works
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Port Cities• Trade in the middle colonies
brought prosperity• Prosperity – economic success
• Hudson River – main river into New York
• Delaware River – main river into Philadelphia
• These rivers had access to the Atlantic Ocean
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Exports and Imports
• Exports:• Furs, meat, lumber, grain
• Imports:• Furniture, tea, gunpowder, medicine,
metals, slaves
• ALL TRADE WAS WITH ENGLAND
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Colonial Jobs• Artisans – blacksmiths (metal),
coopers (barrels), carpenters (wood), bricklayers (brick)
• Apprenticeship – an artisan would take on an apprentice to teach them a trade• Apprentice would live with the
artisan during their apprenticeship
• Women worked at home