The Middle Colonies Chapter 4-2

New Netherlands become New York Area between New England & Southern colonies are the Middle Colonies Dutch offered land grants to rich families Patroons: Owners of these land grants Regulation: 50 European farm families had to settle this land Advantage= Any religion could come 1664 England fought and won New Netherlands

New Jersey New Jersey used to be part of New York New York too big Set up proprietary colony: King Charles II gave land to one or more people 1702 New Jersey became a royal colony w/ religious freedom

Pennsylvania Founded by William Penn Wealthy personal friend of Charles II Quaker religion Believed all men, no matter what the class, everyone was equal in God’s sight Spoke against war and would not join the military Quakers were arrested and even hanged

Pennsylvania cont. Penn’s Experiment Wanted to be a model of religious freedom Believed they should pay the Natives for their land Natives loved him

Pennsylvania cont. Soon everyone was coming to Philadelphia (Capital of Penn.) Delaware used to be part of Penn. William Penn allowed them to break away

Land of Plenty Favorable weather in Middle Colonies Cash crops : wheat, barley, rye Became known as the “Breadbasket colonies” Center of crafts and manufacturing Clocks, watches, locks, guns, glass, nails, etc. Sold these items all over

Town and Country Houses built differently depending on ethnic group Swedish: Log cabins Dutch: Red bricked, high-walled German: Used wood burning stoves People also headed west into the “backcountry”: area east of Appalachians Followed an Iroquois trail: “Great Wagon Trail”

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