What were the characteristics of the Middle Colonies?

Social characteristics of the middle colonie:

1. New york:dutch influence

2. New jersey:diverse population

3. founded by quakers

The Middle Colonies were more diverse than colonies in New England and the South. Most of the early settlers depended on the fur trade and on farming for economic survival. The most populous of the Middle colonies was Pennsylvania, other colonies were settled rather haphazardly over the course of the 17th century.