1. New York New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware
The Middle Colonies
New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware

2. What were the Middle Colonies
New
Jersey
Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania

3. Middle Colonies Environment
Fertile soil, well suited for wheat, fruits, and vegetables
Warmer climate, longer growing season
Great natural resources, bays, harbors, river systems
Great manufacturing developed

4. New York ,
Founded by the Dutch in as an outpost for the Dutch West India Co.
Manhattan was purchased by the Dutch from the Native Americans

5. Formerly called New Netherland Set up by Dutch along Hudson River
New York
Formerly called New Netherland
Set up by Dutch along Hudson River
Allowed religious freedom
1664 England takes over: King gave land to brother, the Duke of York = renamed New York
Very diverse – attracted people form many places
Three types of colonies - Proprietary - land grants (charter) given to individuals or small groups.
Chartered colonies - land grants given to private companies.
Royal colonies – Crown (a.k.a. king, queen, monarch) had complete control over governmental actions. They appointed the governor and the council.
Often chartered colonies became royal colonies after their charter was revoked.

6. New Jersey

7. Governor Carteret arrives in NJ

8. Duke of York knew NY was too big to rule
New Jersey
Duke of York knew NY was too big to rule
Gave land to friends: Lord Berkeley and Lord Carteret
He called the proprietary colony New Jersey
1702: Became a royal colony under control of English king

9. William Penn 1681  received a grant from king to establish a colony.
Strong Quaker (believed in non violence)
Pennsylvania [“Penn’s Woodland”].
Land policy attracted many from all over Europe.
Bought [didn’t simply take] land from Indians.
Representative assembly elected by landowners
Freedom of worship guaranteed to all .
Attracted many different people
No provision for military defense.
No slavery!!
“Blue Laws” against stage plays, cards, dice, excessive hilarity, etc.
A society that gave its citizens economic opportunity, civil liberty, & religious freedom!!

10. Delaware First settled by Swedes.
Was apart of Pennslyania but too far to send delegates to Philadelphia
Penn allowed them to elect their own assembly
Later broke away to form separate colony became a separate colony in 1704

11. General Details about the middle Colonies
Easier to farm than New England b/c of milder weather
Produced surplus food
Cash crops - crops sold for $
Over time, manufacturing became big
Towns less important b/c houses farther apart
In western section of Pennsylvania called the Back Country. (frontier region extending through several colonies.)
Populated people from Scotland and Ireland,(Scotch-Irish) & Germans, called Deutsch in German or became known as Pennsylvania Dutch
These colonies were the most diverse,