Editing Middle Colonies (section)

==Industry==
Abundant forests attracted both the lumbering and shipbuilding industries to the Middle Colonies. These industries, along with the presence of deep river estuaries, led to the appearance of important ports like [[New York City|New York]] and [[Philadelphia]]. While the Middle Colonies had far more industry than the [[Southern Colonies]], it still did not rival the industry of [[New England Colonies|New England]]. In Pennsylvania, [[sawmill]]s and [[gristmill]]s were abundant, and the [[textile industry]] grew quickly. The colony also became a major producer of [[pig iron]] and its products, including the [[Pennsylvania long rifle]] and the [[Conestoga wagon]]. Other important industries included printing, publishing, and the related industry of [[papermaking]].<ref name=PHMC/><ref>Edwin J. Perkins, ''The Economy of Colonial America'' (1988)</ref>