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Explain what is meant by the term,"bread basket colonies."which colonial region was given this name?

Explain what is meant by the term,"bread basket colonies."which colonial region was given this name?
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Explain what is meant by the term,"bread basket colonies."which colonial region was given this name?

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The Middle Colonies were given this name because of the abundance of corn and wheat.
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A bread basket colonies were colonies that were large exporters of grain. For example Pennsylvania was one of the leading exporters of wheat, corn ,rye, hemp, and flax. 
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