1. Life in the Middle Colonies
Unit 3 Chapter 6 Lesson 2
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2. THE PEOPLE Diversity – differences among different groups of people
This describes the Middle Colonies
First: Dutch, French, Belgian, Swedish
Then: English Puritans & Quakers
Next: German, Irish, and Scottish
Also, Africans – Some as slaves; some free

3. PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia = brotherly love in Greek
Named by William Penn
Bounded on the idea that people of different backgrounds could live peacefully together
Immigrants – person who comes into a country to make a new life
Came for religious freedom, economic opportunities, land, business

4. COSTS & BENEFITS COSTS BENEFITS Leaving their homes, families, friends
Settling in an unknown place
Learning new laws
Adapting to new culture
BENEFITS
Religious freedom
Political freedom
Escape from war in homelands
Find economic opportunities
Chance to buy their own land

5. GREAT AWAKENING 1720’s Started in the Middle Colonies
A religious movement that “awakened” or renewed peoples’ interest in religion

6. RELIGION CHANGES George Whitefield & Jonathan Edwards
Gave speeches that marked a change in religious ideas
Talked about direct relationship with God.
Traveled long distances giving emotional speeches

7. RESULTS OF THE GREAT AWAKENING
Brought people together
Religious Tolerance – acceptance of religious differences
Everyone welcomed at the prayer meetings: poor, rich, women, Africans both free and enslaved
Not everyone agreed and this created even great religious diversity

8. RELIGION
Many different churches in close proximity. This is different from the New England colonies
Religion was directly related to the social life
After church people got together and talked
Religion changed beliefs  many thought enslaving Africans were wrong
Germantown, PA  1st group to protest slavery (Quakers – 1688)

9. SOCIAL LIFE Just as varied as religious beliefs
Big Cities like New York and Philadelphia: Dances, Plays, Concerts, Social Clubs, Horse races, Sleigh rides, & Ice skating
Rural areas: barn raisings

10. PHILADELPHIA GROWS William Penn – owner of the Pennsylvania Colony
Planned the government
Philadelphia was its most important town
In 1682 – only 10 houses
50 yrs. Later – 11,000 people lived in Philadelphia

11. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Most famous Philadelphian
Set up 1st trained fire fighters
1st hospital
Militia – volunteer army
Founded PA 1st college
1st public library

12. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Printer for the Pennsylvania Gazette
Wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack
yearly book that had a calendar, weather forecasts, stories, jokes, and wise sayings
Sold many copies and made Franklin rich

13. REVIEW

14. True or False Philadelphia grew slowly because not much was happening there.

15. True or False The Middle Colonies were home to people of many different religions.

16. True or False Dances and concerts were not popular in the Middle Colonies because most people believe that they were a waste of time.
FALSE

17. True or False Benjamin Franklin lived in Philadelphia and worked to improve the city.

18. True or False Many immigrants to the Middle Colonies wanted the chance to make a new life and buy their own land.
TRUE

19. True or False William Penn designed Philadelphia with wide streets and many public parks.

20. Who was responsible for the Great Awakening?
GEORGE WHITEFIELD

21. The thousands of __________ who settled in the Middle Colonies added to the region’s diversity.
IMMIGRANTS

22. What were some of the effects of the Great Awakening?
Changed religious ideas & practices, helped bring people together, led to greater religious toleration, added to the religious diversity, increased the free exercise of religion

23. THE END