1. The Middle Colonies
Mmmmm….
bread

2. 3 Types of Colonies
Charter: Land owned and operated by a business/company and governed by it
Proprietary: Land owned by individual (payment or favor from the King?)
Royal: Owned by King, governed by someone appointed by him directly
Middle Colonies = Proprietary colonies

3. Key Word: Diversity Why? New Netherland becomes New York
Pennsylvania created by William Penn
New Jersey
Delaware
Dutch, British, etc.
Pretty much anyone in Europe plus free Africans (and slaves)
Mostly British settlers plus Swedish, Dutch
Originally called New Sweden
Why?

4. Urban Centers and Agriculture
Called the Bread Colonies…which one particularly?
Grows largest percentage of grain in the colonies, even feeding England
Biggest colonial city until late 1800’s…which one?

5. Which region had the highest population?
What geographic features allowed PA to be the breadbasket of the colonies?