Which of the following economic activities flourished in the Middle colonies?

Question

Group of answer choices

Mining, because the mountains in the region had many gold deposits

Wheat farming, because the region had fertile soil and a mild climate

Tobacco farming, because slave labor made large-scale agricultural production cheap

Shipbuilding, because abundant forests offered good timber supplies

Answer 1

The economic activity that flourished in the Middle colonies was wheat farming, because the region had fertile soil and a mild climate. The Middle colonies, particularly Pennsylvania and New York, were often referred to as the "breadbasket" of colonial America due to their significant production of wheat and other grains.