1. The Middle Colonies
Chapter 6

2. Settling the Middle Colonies
Chapter 6 Lesson 1

3. The Breadbasket Colonies
Resources:
Good climate
Good farmland
Deep waterways
Large harbors
Major crops:
Wheat
Corn
rye

4. New Netherland Grows New leader: When: What he did: Peter Stuyvesant
1647
What he did:
Expanded New Netherland
Encouraged new colonists to settle there from:
Belgium
Denmark
France
Italy
Spain
Brazil
Free Africans

5. The English Take Over
King Charles wanted control of the entire Atlantic Coast, more settlements, and more land
He sent four warships to take New Netherland from the Dutch
The settlers of New Netherland surrendered to England without a fight

6. New York and New Jersey New Amsterdam became New York City
Quakers settled in New Jersey
Quakers were a religious group who believed:
All people equal
Refused to fight in wars
Refused to pledge loyalty to a king or country

7. Pennsylvania and Delaware
Proprietor (owner)
William Penn
His Pennsylvania colony
Treated Native Americans fairly
Gave citizens
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Right to a fair trial by jury
Set up a legislature

8. Life in the Middle Colonies
Chapter 6 Lesson 2

9. A Mix of People Reasons for immigrating What immigrants found
Escape war
Religious freedom
Better economic opportunities
What immigrants found
More freedom then they had ever known

10. The Great Awakening What was it? A religious movement
A time of religious change
People changed the way they practiced religion

11. The Great Awakening Results: Brought different people together
Made people more accepting of different religions
Allowed for different religious beliefs
Increase in church members
Equal participation:
Rich, poor, free, and enslaved all attended church together

12. Religion and Social Life
Religion was a major part of life in the Middle Colonies
Free Time Activities:
Dances
Concerts and plays
Joined clubs
Attended horse races
Sleigh rides and ice skating
Barn raising: What is this?
Families would invite neighbors to help them put up the frame for a new barn and then share a big meal afterwards

13. Philadelphia Grows William Penn designed Philadelphia
In 1682: 10 houses
In 1770: Grew to 28,000 people
Benjamin Franklin was a famous and influential Philadelphian because he was a:
Printer
Scientist
Writer
Inventor
Government leader

14. Busy Farms and Seaports
Chapter 6 Lesson 3

15. Rich Farmlands The Middle colonies had plenty of fertile soil
Most people made their living farming
Farmers traded or sold livestock and crops

16. Port Cities Colony success largely depended on ports
New York City was an important port
Philadelphia was the busiest port city
Almost all trade was with England or the English colonies

17. Colonial Jobs
Besides farming and shipping there were skilled traders or artisans
They used raw materials to make their goods
Artisans learned their skills by becoming apprentices
Apprentices lived and worked with an artisan and their family for several years to learn a skill