The Middle Colonies

question 73

Multiple Choice

The middle colonies:

• A) included Rhode Island and Maryland
• B) lacked a suitable base for commerce
• C) for many years had a black-majority population
• D) were dominated by plantation agriculture
• E) geographically and culturally stood between the New England and southern colonies.

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