The Middle Colonies Chapter 2.3
New Netherland Dutch came to trade furs with Indians Did not try to convert them to Christianity Tolerated all religious groups, even Jews New Amsterdam was largest town, major seaport, and governmental headquarters
New Netherland did not attract many colonists Push and Pull Factors New Netherland did not attract many colonists Why?
New Sweden Nicknamed “Father Wooden Leg” Founded on the lower Delaware River Settled by Swedes or Finnish Introduced the construction of log cabins in America Not enough of them to fight the Dutch Dutch governor Peter Stuyvescant and 7 warships showed up to take New Sweden The Swedish commander surrendered
Tensions England and Dutch became violent global commerce rivals English did not like that the Dutch shippers got most of the trade exporting Chesapeake tobacco and West Indian sugar So what do you think the English did?
English fleet forces Governor Stuyvescant to surrender his colony They rename it New York It is given to the Duke of York So this is known as what type of colony?
New Jersey Duke of York is given land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers Settled by Puritans, Scots, and Quakers Religious freedom is allowed
Pennsylvania Society of Friends William Penn received Pennsylvania as payment for a debt He was a Quaker He established Philadelphia, “City of Brotherly Love” as his capital Treated Indians with respect and paid fair prices for their land Quakers Sought an “Inner light to understand the Bible” Women were allowed to be clergy because they were spiritually equal Pacifists Tolerated all faiths Society of Friends
Population Middle Colonies included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware Middle Colonies attracted many Dutch, Swedes, Finns, French Protestants, Germans, Norwegians, Scots, and English Diversity proved that political order did not depend on ethnic and religious uniformity
Works Cited Kennedy, David M., Cohen, Lizabeth, and Bailey, Thomas A. The American Pageant: Volume I To 1877. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010, Print.