1. The Role of Religion in the Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Role of Religion in the Colonies

2. New York 1664 New Jersey Originally part of New Netherlands
Became English in 1664
Founded for land sales and religious freedom
Given by James, Duke of York to friends Berkeley and Carteret
Originally New Netherlands founded by the Dutch 1624
Taken by force for its trade routes & commerce
Became English in 1664
Given to the James, Duke of York (later James II)

3. Pennsylvania 1682 Haven for Quakers, a peaceful religious group
Penn insisted on also paying the Native Americans for their land and treating them fairly
William Penn

4. Delaware 1682 Originally settled by the Swedes (Sweden) 1643- 1655
Taken over by the Dutch
Taken over by the English when they took New Netherlands in 1664
Maryland and Pennsylvania both claimed Delaware until 1704

5. Geography drives cash crop production
The Southern Colonies
Geography drives cash crop production

6. George Calvert, Lord Baltimore
Maryland 1632
Founded as a refuge for English Catholics
Welcomed all Christians
1st settlement St. Mary’s City
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore

7. The Carolinas 1663
Founded in 1663 by 8 noblemen who were granted the land by the king
Most noted Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Nobles sought to make money attracting settlers from Virginia
Split into North and South in 1712

8. George II Reigns 1727-1760 Son of George I
Stopped the attempt to reclaim the throne by James II’s grandson Charles Edward Stuart

9. Georgia 1732 Place to send debtors and convicts
Provided buffer from Spanish attacks from the south
Strict rules; no slaves, no alcohol
James Oglethorpe

10. George III Reigns 1760-1820 Grandson of George II
Loses the American Revolution and all of England’s North American colonies except Canada