Middle Colonies
Timeline: Foundation of the Middle Colonies New Netherland (New York) 1624 Pennsylvania (1681) 1600 1700 Delaware (1704) New Jersey (1664)
New Netherland Geography Hudson River Valley Long Island Delaware River
New York Dutch Establishment Purchase of Manhattan Island Slow growth The Dutch established New Amsterdam (later New York) Purchase of Manhattan Island Hudson River flows into New York Harbor Peter Minuit Slow growth employed the patroon systyem
Dutch vs. English control of colonial resources profit from trade (Navigation Acts) attack by English control of the Duke of York (James II) proprietary colony
New Jersey granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley religious freedom representative assembly
New Jersey Divided Delaware Water Gap East Jersey West Jersey Egg Harbor
Pennsylvania William Penn – proprietor Penn / sylvania = Penn’s Woods greatest tolerance of colonies Quaker beliefs religious Native relations equality
Delaware New Sweden → New Netherland → New York → Pennsylvania Pennsylvania’s lower counties
Personal Presentations
Economic Strength Excellent farmlands Geographic location breadbasket of the colonies Geographic location central to the colonies strong ports Political viewpoints tolerant diversity