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The Middle Colonies got the nickname because it was the Middle Colonies that planted and harvested wheat. This was a big economic success, and became a very popular item among all of the colonies, as well as for other countries.
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∙ 7y agoBecause they had crops like rye, wheat, and bread, which they could export to England and other countries willing to buy them.
Because of this, they are called the breadbasket colonies.
Rye, wheat, and bread are 'cash crops' because you can sell them on the world market.
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∙ 11y agoThey produce large amounsts of wheat,corn, and rye.
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∙ 12y agoThey did not mill flour and ship it to the other colonies. they were called the breadbasket of the colonies because they grew so much wheat.
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∙ 16y agowell, they grew tons of grain. grain makes bread
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∙ 9y agoThe middle colonies, notably New Jersey and Pennsylvania, grew crops such as grain and vegetables.
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∙ 12y agoPennsylvania was called America's breadbasket because it was a major producer of grain. As American expansion proceeded, the breadbasket moved to the Midwest and then to the Plains States.
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The Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe. The reason that this name came about is because of the rich, fertile soil in the area, and the massive fields of wheat grown in the Ukraine.
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The Middle Colonies are called the "Breadbasket."
Most people who lived in Pennsylvania in colonial times were from England, looking to find a new, better life. The reason they came to the 13 colonies was because of religious reasons, mostly.
That's what they were called it was not a place!
They grew LOTS of wheat and corn.
The names and parts of the sates are: the western part of Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware. They were called the breadbasket because they planted a lot of wheat.
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The "breadbasket" is a reference to the large amounts of wheat that is grown on the Prairies.
Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe.
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They did not mill flour and ship it to the other colonies. they were called the breadbasket of the colonies because they grew so much wheat.
Any country's breadbasket is, by definition, a region that produces vital agricultural surpluses. For Canada, this region is shared with the United States and is the Great Plains. Canada also has the grain-growing Canadian prairies.
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