Woodard's Regional America: Midlands: Moderate and Pragmatic
University Undergraduate Lecture Series
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The Midlands
Geography: Pennsylvania, parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, eastern Nebraska.
Origins: Quakers, Germans, and moderate English settlers.
Cultural Traits:
Moderate and pragmatic
Values pluralism and compromise
Community-oriented, but less hierarchical
Politically centrist, tolerant of diversity