1. Chapter 6 Lesson 1 A. The Middle Colonies 1. New York and New Jersey
2. Pennsylavania and Delaware
3. Philadelphia
Pages in SS text.

2. New York and New Jersey
England captured the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1644.
The King of England gave this colony to his brother, James, the Duke of York.
James, the Duke of York, became the proprietor of present day New York and New Jersey.
A proprietor was a person who owned and controlled all the land in a colony.
As a proprietor you could do whatever you wanted with the land. James kept part of the land and gave the rest to his friends, John Berkley and George Carteret. They divided their land into 2 colonies and named them East and West Jersey. In 1702, the colonies joined and formed New Jersey.

3. Facts about proprietors:
New York and New Jersey
Facts about proprietors:
Their goal was to make $.
Did this by selling or renting pieces of their land to colonists to farm.
They lived in England.
It was hard to control the land from that far away.
They chose governors to rule their land.
Governors chose a council to help make important decisions.

4. New York and New Jersey
Proprietors also allowed colonists to elect representatives to an assembly.
A representative is someone who is chosen to speak and act for others.
The assembly helped the governor and council make laws, but it did not have much power.
The assembly was an important step toward self government.
The second picture is of the general assembly of the United Nations

5. Pennsylvania and Delaware
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a place where people could worship freely.
Penn was given this land because King Charles II owed $ to Penn’s family.
Penn was a member of a religious group called the Quakers
Remember, in England, everyone was supposed to belong to the Church of England.
William Penn and the Quakers believed that all
Christians should be free to worship in their own way.
Cultural Regions

6. Pennsylvania and Delaware
William Penn:
Created laws that allowed colonists to voice their opinions and worship freely.
Let colonists elect representatives to an assembly & gave them more power.
Treated Indians with respect.
Created a treaty.

7. Pennsylvania and Delaware
A treaty is an official
Agreement between nations
or groups.
Penn’s fairness helped
Pennsylvania and Indians
live together peacefully for
many years.
Penn also planned the
Colony’s first large city,
Philadelphia.
Ben Franklin was its most
famous citizen.
Franklin published a newspaper
and Poor Richard’s Almanac.
He helped start Philadelphia’s first public library, fire company, and hospital.
He discovered lightning was a form of electricity. He invented a wood stove, clock and many more useful items.
Penn chose a site where the Delaware and Skoo kill rivers met. It was a good site for shipping and receiving. He designed wide straight roads for easy travel. During the 1700’s, Philadelphia became a center of trade. It was the largest city in all the colonies.

8. Summary Review: Lesson 1
Proprietors owned the Middle Colonies.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a place where colonists had religious freedom.
Phildelphia became the biggest city in the British colonies, and Benjamin Franklin was its most famous citizen.
Northwest Coast

9. Homework Essay Questions
When William Penn founded Pennsylvania, what decisions did he make and why? Use facts and details to support your answer.
What was one benefit and one cost of Penn’s decision to allow free speech. Use facts and details to support your answer.
How do you think the decisions Penn made in Pennsylvania have influenced the history of the US?
You will need to use your
notes and pgs in text.
Answers are on page 185E in Social Studies Teacher’s Edition.