Farmers could grow large amounts of staple crops, crops that were always needed, due to a good climate and rich land. The staple crops included wheat, barley, and oats.
The Middle Colonies flourished economically due to fertile soil, broad navigable rivers, and abundant forests. Largely agricultural, farms in this region grew numerous kinds of crops, most notably grains and oats. Logging, shipbuilding, textiles production, and papermaking were also important in the Middle Colonies. <em>Edit </em><em>:</em><em> </em>Please mark brainliest if it helped, thanks!
It was a major turning point because there were some battles in World War I that ended in stalemates and ended mobile operations on the western front until 1918