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Why would the Middle Colonies be referred to as the bread basket?

Because they provided wheat to every region in America
Because their food products were developed through advanced hybrid farming
Because they fed the other colonies through their food products
Because they produced more agricultural products than any other regions

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Because of the fertile soil and the amount of wheat the Middle Colonies produced, they were deemed the Breadbasket Colonies.

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Answer:

Because in Middle Colonies a large amount of wheat, barley and rye were grown.

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That's why option 4 is correct.

Option 1 is not correct because middle colonies are known as bread basket because of their vast production of wheat.

Option 2 is not correct because they were discovered in 1609 by Henry Hudson on a journey onto the Hudson River and Dalware bay.And at that time modern farming and Hybrid farming was not introduced.

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