6X 12-21-2016 Wednesday The Middle Colonies Objective: Describe William Penn, the Quakers and the Middle Colonies. Agenda: Prayer Do Now: List everything you know about the Middle Colonies (at least 5 facts) Some questions: Did they found Quaker Oats? What states were in the Middle Colonies? Who was the leader of the Middle Colonies? How were the Middle Colonies formed? Things that we think we know: William Penn was born in London and received a charter to make Pennsylvania. Named after him. It was not the biggest colonies Quakers are a large group of religious people

Class Notes Economic: Staple crops – crops that are always needed. Common crops – wheat, barley, and oats Traded with Britain and the West Indies They also used slaves in their farms and ships, but not as much as the Southern colonies Raised livestock Women usually ran farms and businesses that made food and clothes and sold dairy, also washed clothes

Religion Leaders of religion had lots of power. The Quakers, also called The Society of Friends, made up one of the largest religion groups in New Jersey. Quakers – dressed cleanly, formal religious practices Believed that God made all people equal

Geography The population- 1.8 million Philadelphia – 25,000 people New York – 25,000 people Located between Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean Increased in size when Britain gave charters allowing people to move there Middle Colonies: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey Harbors provided natural protection Largest cities: Philadelphia and New York – Biggest populations grew near water because of the shipping and trade

Social Groups of people: Dutch, Quakers, Fur traders, Scotts, Swedes, and Fins Pennsylvania was named after William Penn, who was founder of the Quakers In 1700-1775, there were 135,000 indentured servants in the Middle Colonies. Indentured servants were people worked for a rich person for a certain amount of time without getting paid (except for food and shelter).

Political In 1647 – Peter Stuyvesant founded New Jersey 1681 – King Charles II gave a charter (permission to make a colony) to the Quakers to create Pennsylvania

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