| Middle Atlantic States | Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania |
| Breadbasket Colonies | the nickname for the Middle Atlantic States because they grew many grains |
| Amsterdam | the capital of the Dutch colony |
| Immigrants moved to the MAC because | religious freedom, fertile land, trade opportunities, jobs, and money |
| treaty | an agreement between countries or groups of people |
| port | a trading center where ships are unloaded and loaded |
| representation | acting on behalf of someon or something else |
| independence | freedom to govern oneself or freedom from control by others |
| revolution | a large, sudden change in government or in people's lives |
| declaration | an official statement |
| American Revolution | colonies fought for and won their independence from Britain |
| navigable | deep and wide enough for ships to use |
| waterway | a body of water that ships can use |
| rapid | a rocky place in a river where a sudden drop in elevation causes water to move quickly and dangerously |
| canal | a waterway dug across the land |
| lock | a part of a canal in which the water level can be raised or lowered |
| Erie Canal | connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean |
| competition | the contest among compaines to get the most customers to sell the most products |
| turnpike | a road that drivers must pay to use |
| New forms of transportation | helped the MAC grow, change, and trade |
| megapolis | a huge urban region formed when two or more metropolitan areas grow together |
| metropolitan area | a large city together with its suburbs |
| immigrant | a person who comes to live in a country from another country |
| urban growth | the growth of cities |
| commute | to travel back and forth |
| Pollution | a problem that is solved by laws and trash patrol |
| Traffic | a problem that is solved by making roads bigger and offering public transportation |
| Fact | Delaware is a part of the Middle Atlantic States. |
| Opinion | Ms. Castiglione rocks! |