1. The Middle Colonies

2. NEW YORK Began as New Netherlands (settled by the Dutch)
Peter Stuyvesant- Governor was very strict- lots of taxes
1644 England wanted the land & attacked
Dutch not ready-had to Surrender

3. NEW YORK Renamed NEW YORK by Duke of York
Promised religious freedom & immigration

4. NEW JERSEY Duke of York gave part of his colony to friends
Wanted $$$-charged rent to live there
Great benefits-every man had a vote
Became a Royal colony when king took it back

5. PENNSYLVANIA Started by William Penn He was a Quaker Beliefs:
inner light could guide you to Salvation,
all are equal
each person can have religious experiences
tolerance
didn’t believe in fighting

6. PENNSYLVANIA
“Holy Experiment”- Penn tried to establish a purely Quaker society
Philadelphia- City of Brotherly Love

7. DELAWARE Originally part of Pennsylvania
Settled by Swedish, then Dutch, then English
Formed own government & broke away