Breadbasket+and+Market+Towns

BREADBASKET AND MARKET TOWNS

1. __**Why was the Middle Atlantic colonies called breadbasket colonies?**__ //In the Middle Atlantic colonies, the summers were long and the amount of rain each year were just right for c////rops such as wheat, corn, and rye. These crops were used to make bread. This was why the Middle Atlantic colonies were called the breadbasket colonies.// __**2. Although most colonists in the Middle Atlantic were farmers, what other trade did the Dutch settlers engage into (especially in New York.**__ //The Middle Atlantic colonies welcome people of different// //regions.// __**3. Upload picture or map of New York City during the 1600s or 1700s.**__ //Market towns were places where farmers go to trade their livestock// //and their supplies.// General stores were where goods,such as tools,cloth,shoes,stockings,and buttons were sold. __**5.How were these market towns similar or different from the116th area?**__ //These market towns were similar because most people in the Middle Atlantic colonies made// //their living by farming.They are different because the soil was fertile and the land was not to// //mountainous.// __**6.How were the general stores similar or different from today's supermarket?**__ //The general stores were similar because they both sell fruits and vegtables.The general// //stores were different because they sell less goods than today.//
 * __4.What were market towns?general stores?__**