Do Not Jump Pass New York

MID-ATLANTIC COLONIES NEW AMSTERDAM  1664 NEW YORK 1664 Duke of York, brother to King Charles II, claims NEW YORK for England Dutch  English (Holland  England) Very diverse Religious tolerance Trade and commerce Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat)

Pennsylvania: mid-way between New England and Virginia QUAKERS harassed in England, William Penn’s “holy experiment” Equality, cooperation, religious tolerance This group did not recognize social classes, promoted equality between the sexes, practices pacifism(Non- Violence), and sought to deal with NA’s fairly

1608 FRENCH SETTLEMENT OF QUEBEC QUEBEC: 1 st French settlement in North America Spread Catholicism Fur trade with native population

LOCATION New York: CENTER OF TRADE AND COMMERCE –central location made allowed it to grow into a major commercial hub and one of the biggest cities in the British colonies –lots of rivers and harbors made it easy for farmers to ship goods throughout America and to Europe –Tolerant of different cultures and religions