1. The Middle Colonies pg. 55-59
How did the geography of the Middle Colonies impact the development of its economy?
(Trade v. Farming)
Hudson River (navigation), many seaports
Soil suitable for farming, mild climate
Big food producing region that included corn and wheat and livestock including beef and pork. Other industries included the production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, and furs, which they exported to England

2. The Middle Colonies The Dutch settled New Amsterdam in1625
Religious tolerance and diverse European groups
Didn’t pressure natives to convert
Mainly focused on mercantilism
1644 The English take over the colony from the Dutch($$$), name changed to New York

5. Pennsylvania pg. 58 Founded by William Penn 1680
Quaker: a radical form of Protestantism that believed in equality between men and women, pacifists, and tolerated other faiths
Philadelphia: City of Brotherly love (cause everybody got along!)
Got along with natives

6. 7. What religious groups settled in New England. Where did they settle
7. What religious groups settled in New England? Where did they settle? What were their reasons for settlement? 12. What was the Half-way Covenant? Why was it necessary? 14. Why did Massachusetts lose its charter? How does this change the relationship between the colonies and England? Becomes a royal colony because of its reluctance to recognize the British crown’s authority >>> this limits the freedoms of the colonists

7. 15. What country settled in New York first
15. What country settled in New York first? How did New Amsterdam become New York? 16. Who settled Pennsylvania? Why? How did the settlers of Pennsylvania treat Native Indians? 17. Why were the Middle Colonies more diverse than either the Southern or New England colonies?