Middle Colonies… The Breadbasket Colonies New York 1624 New Jersey 1664 Pennsylvania 1681 Delaware 1681 (1776)
What attracted people: Religious freedom Farming A better life Representative government Equality
New Amsterdam – New York Colony of New Netherland founded by Dutch in 1624 Peter Stuyvesant - governor Taken over by English Duke of York in 1664 Renamed New York Proprietary colony
Peter Stuyvesant
Pennsylvania William Penn – Quaker Quakers persecuted in England Believed all people should live together in peace and harmony
Pennsylvania Penn given grant in 1681 Became one of the wealthiest colonies Delaware became separate colony later Called “Penn’s woods” Philadelphia - “city of brotherly love”
Quaker Ideas No tax $ for wars Did not need church Inner spark All men created = All religions and ethnic groups welcomed Treated Native Americans fairly Against slavery