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The Middle Colonies had much fertile soil, which allowed the area to become a major exporter of wheat and other grains. The lumber and shipbuilding industries were also successful in the Middle Colonies because of the abundant forests, and Pennsylvania was moderately successful in the textile and iron industries.
Catalogue of books printed by William Bradford: and other printers in the middle colonies. New York : [Grolier Club]. H. Hammond, Otis Grant (1902). Bibliography of the Newspapers and Periodicals of Concord, N.H., 1790-1898. Ira C. Evans Co. Hannett, John (1837). An inquiry into the nature and form of the books of the ancients. London : Richard ...
July: Proprietary government overthrown in Maryland. War breaks out with Kingdom of France, beginning the Nine Years' War in Europe; beginning of King William's War in the colonies. George Keith controversy divides Pennsylvania Quakers. 1690 – Schenectady, New York devastated by French and Native American troops.
The government spent much of its revenue on the Royal Navy, which protected the British colonies and also threatened the colonies of the other empires, sometimes even seizing them. Thus, the British Navy captured New Amsterdam (New York) in 1664. The colonies were captive markets for British industry, and the goal was to enrich the mother ...
Articles relating to the Middle Colonies, a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies.Along with the Chesapeake Colonies, this area now roughly makes up the Mid-Atlantic states.
A typical printing press of the 18th century. List of early American publishers and printers is a stand alone list of Wikipedia articles about publishers and printers in colonial and early America, intended as a quick reference, with basic descriptions taken from the ledes of the respective articles.
Colonization (British English: colonisation) is a process of establishing occupation of or control over foreign territories or peoples for the purpose of cultivation, exploitation, trade and possibly settlement, setting up coloniality and often colonies, commonly pursued and maintained by, but distinct from, imperialism, mercantilism, or colonialism.
The Middle Colonies and the Coming of the American Revolution. Port Washington: 1973. ISBN 978-0-8046-9054-6. Norton, Mary Beth. 1774: The Long Year of Revolution (2020) online review by Gordon S. Wood; Phillips, Kevin. 1775: A Good Year for Revolution. New York: Viking, 2012. ISBN 978-0-670-02512-1. [4] Standiford, Les.