1. The Middle and Southern Colonies 1650-1725

2. New Netherland Becomes New York Originally ran by the Dutch Bought Manhattan Island for 24 dollars England Takes Over changes name to NY Also Take New Jersey

3. Pennsylvania William Penn is King Charles best friend Charles owes William a lot of Money William Penn and the Quakers

4. Maryland Lord Baltimore is the first governor Openly Catholic Colony Religious Freedom for the English

5. North Carolina Small scattered population Bad Ports=Little Trade Tobacco, pitch, turpentine

6. South Carolina Opened Charleston Great Farming area Sugarcane, Deerskin, Indians

7. Georgia James Oglethorpe is Governor Many Englishmen are in jail Georgia is a place they can “start over”

8. England’s “New 13” Population 2.5 million Free Land, Free Worship, Free government Self government becomes a right

9. Homework What were the differences between the northern, middle, and southern colonies?