1. Nickname: “Old Silver Nails”
Peter Stuyvesant
Governor of New Netherlands
He had complete power
Nickname: “Old Silver Nails”

2. New York
English Navy forces Stuyvesant to surrender
King Charles gives New Netherlands to his brother the Duke of York
1683 New York begins a representative assembly

3. New Jersey
Started as a propriety colony
Had to pay taxes to the King
Attracted people from all over Europe
1702 received its official charter

4. William Penn
Came from a very well off English family
At age 22 William became a Quaker
Believed everyone was equal, no social classes
Put on trial for his beliefs
Found not guilty

5. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania = Penns Woodlands Government:
Governor and a council of advisors
Representative assembly
This colony was known as the “Holy Experiment”
Thought that they should buy land from the Indians
Philadelphia = City of Brotherly Love

6. Delaware Why was it originally part of Pennsylvania?
They needed an outlet to the Atlantic
How did we Penn get this land now known as Delaware?
He purchased the “lower counties” from the Duke of York
How or why was Delaware created?
Citizens in this area protested having to travel to Philly to vote
In 1701 it broke off and formed Delaware

7. Southern Colonies Maryland
1633 Lord Baltimore gets charter for Maryland
Government:
Governor, Council of advisors, and an elected assembly
Religion: Catholic
People got many of land for bringing servants, women, and children
1649- Act of Toleration created, all religions allowed except Jewish faith
Why was this place chosen?
Rich Fertile land
Near the Chesapeake Bay

8. Virginia Settlers came for tobacco profits
Had conflicts with the Indians over land
Governor refused to take action, he was profiting from trade with the Indians
Bacons Rebellion: 1676 Nathaniel Bacon and followers raided Indian villages and burned Jamestown

9. Carolina’s Named after King Charles I 8 Nobles were granted this land
Supposed to get rich from land sales
North= poor tobacco farmers, small farms
South= tried growing fruit and silk industry
1685 South discovered rice in swampy lowlands
By 1700 many African slaves in Southern Carolina’s
1712 North and South Carolina divided

10. Georgia Founded in 1732 by James Ogelthorpe
Paid for debtors and criminals to travel and live in Georgia
Savannah = first settlement along Savannah River
Strict laws led to slow growth
50 acre farms
No slavery allowed
No rum allowed
1739 England declares war on Spain for area lands and wins with the help of the Creek Indians