Today’s Standard  SSUSH1  c., d. Explain the development of the mid- Atlantic colonies, and the French settlement of Quebec.

The Middle Colonies Pennsylvania, New York

Question of the Day religious dissenter belief in hard work social conformity New England  All of these describe what group of settlers in colonial North America?  A) Amish  B) Quakers  C) Puritans  D) Pilgrims

The Middle Colonies

I. New Amsterdam / New York  17 th Century  Colonization is in full swing  1) England, Spain, and France are all in North America  2) the Netherlands would now try their luck with colonizing  1625  3) Founded New Amsterdam  Right in the middle of the English colonies in North America  Uh oh…

Dutch Settlements  The English didn’t like this  4) They didn’t want foreign colonies separating the New England and the Southern colonies  5) They sent troops in and forced New Amsterdam to surrender  No shots were fired  Britain renames the colony New York  Britain now owns all the colonies on the east coast

The Quakers in Pennsylvania  1) William Penn  Founder of Pennsylvania  Led a group called the Quakers  Like the Puritans they wanted to leave the Church of England  Founded in 1681  2) Religious tolerance was one of their main beliefs  3) Philadelphia was the capital of the colony

The Quakers in Pennsylvania  4) The Delaware Tribe  Penn’s letter  5) The Quakers compensated the Native Americans and gave them rights in their community  6) Still owned slaves

Penn’s Plans for Philadelphia

Quakers and the Delaware

The Quaker Oats Guy

New France  1608 – Quebec – “New France”  1) Samuel de Champlain  Robert Cavalier de La Salle  2) New Orleans  Louisiana  3) Making $$$  Fur trading  Eventually, France’s presence in North America will lead to war with England

Samuel de Champlain & Quebec

De La Salle (New Orleans)

17 th Century Colonial Britain and France

Wrap-UP  Who founded New Amsterdam?  How did New Amsterdam become New York?  Why did the English take over New Amsterdam?  Who founded Pennsylvania?  How were the Quakers different from the Puritans and the Jamestown settlers?  What was the first settlement in New France?  Who founded it?

Study Guides So Far…  1) Jamestown  2) Puritan New England  3) Breaking Apart of Massachusetts  4) Middle Colonies

Colonies by Location (For Coloring)  New England / Northern – Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island  Middle Colonies – New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey  Southern Colonies – Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

America: The Story of US Episode 1 – Rebels Study Questions  1. What was the Powhatan Confederacy and how did this group interact with the British settlers?  2. What were the most difficult challenges faced by the Plymouth and Jamestown settlers? Do you think they could have done anything to prepare more adequately for life in the Americas?  3. What role did disease play in encounters between native groups and the first British settlers?  3. What role did disease play in encounters between native groups and the first British settlers?  4. In this episode, America is referred to as a “social experiment.” What do you think this phrase means? Do you think the “experiment” is still ongoing?