Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - In A.D. 1664, the British conquered New Amsterdam (New York City) under the failed leadership of Peter Stuyvesant

Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - the Middle Colonies were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware The Middle Colonies The Middle Colonies - English, Germans, Dutch, Swedes, and Africans came to these colonies

Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - to attract more settlers, the Dutch West India Company employed the patroon system, which allowed a person to bring 50 settlers to New Netherland in exchange for a land grant New Netherland Becomes New York New Netherland Becomes New York - By A.D. 1664, King Charles II decided that his brother, the Duke of York, should drive the Dutch out of New Netherland - England viewed the Dutch as a threat because of their trading, colonies, and location - New Netherland became a proprietary colony of England, meaning they are owned by the English

Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - the Duke of York became the largest single landowner in America New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Delaware - another large landowner was a Quaker named, William Penn - King Charles II owed the Penn family money, so he gave William Penn a large piece of land called “Pennsylvania” - Pennsylvania’s religious freedoms make it very wealthy

Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - the Southern colonies were Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia The Southern Colonies The Southern Colonies - the warmer climate allowed colonists to grow tobacco, rice, and indigo

Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1632 for Roman Catholics fleeing England Maryland & the Carolinas Maryland & the Carolinas - in 1663, Carolina was founded as a colony - African slaves are used - In 1729, the Carolinas became a royal colony

Ch.3, Sec.3 – Founding the Middle & Southern Colonies - in 1732, James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a refuge for debtors Georgia Georgia - the King made Georgia a royal colony in by the early 1700s, there were 13 English colonies along the eastern coast of North America