Settlement of the Middle Colonies

Do Now: Word Scramble : tsate apm uiqz Obj:  New Netherland becomes New York  Penn’s “Holy Experiment”  13 Colonies Form HW: Main Ideas #1-10 pg 62

VOCAB William Penn New Netherland Proprietor Quakers

The Dutch Found New Netherland 1621 Dutch gov’t give Dutch West India Company permission to colonize New Netherland  Est. to increase lucrative fur trading industry  New Amsterdam founded as capital in 1625

A Diverse Colony Dutch West India Company made lots of money in fur trade Struggle to attract Dutch settlers New Netherland opened its borders to European settlers, even free and enslaved Africans 1660’s 1/5 of New Netherland’s population was of African ancestry

The English Take Over New Netherland = ‘Dutch Wedge’ King Charles sends Duke of York to drive out the Dutch Duke of York takes it over without firing a single shot Renames it New York  Gives piece to friend: New Jersey

The Quakers Settle PA Penn’s “Holy Experiment”  Quakers of England:  Believed God’s inner light burned in everyone  No formal services; allowed any person to speak  Dressed plainly; pacifists who refused fight or join the military  Harassed by Anglicans and Puritans of England  William Penn recognizes its time to leave England in search of religious freedom  “Holy Experiment”  No land owning aristocracy; each settler give 50 acres of land and could vote  Capital- “City of Brotherly love” or Philadelphia

Native American Relations “People approached in friendship would respond in friendship” Before arriving Penn sends letter to tribe inhabiting area: (read excerpt) Penn regulated trade with NA- why?? Over 50 years colonists and natives lived in relative peace

13 Colonies By 1752 there were 13 British colonies in America  MA, NH, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE, VA, NC, SC, GA, A growing desire for independence would soon put a strain on their relationship with England

POP QUIZ Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania? What was the capital of New Netherlands, and what was it later re-named? List the original 13 colonies. 1) William Penn 2) New Amsterdam/New York 3) MA, NH, CT, RI, NY, PA, MD, DE, NJ, VA, NC, SC, GA