1. The American Colonies Emerge Settlement of the Middle Colonies

2. New Netherland Founded by explorer Henry Hudson and the Dutch in 1621 Made money through fur trading New Amsterdam becomes the capital city

3. New Netherland Opened the colony to settlers from all over Europe In general, the Dutch had much friendlier relations with Native Americans than the English King Charles II of England grants his brother, the duke of York, permission to drive out the Dutch The Dutch surrender without a shot being fired- British colony renamed- New York

4. Who founded Pennsylvania?

5. William Penn

6. Pennsylvania Founded by William Penn and Quakers in 1681 Wanted a place to practice religion freely Very friendly relationship with Native Americans Made Philadelphia the capital- “City of Brotherly Love” Invited other Europeans to settle- many skilled craftsmen made the colony money

7. New Jersey First explored by the Dutch in 1609 Settlements by the Swedish and Dutch throughout the 1600s Became a British colony in 1664

8. East and West Jersey New Jersey split between 1674 and 1702 into East and West Jersey East Jersey (what we might consider “North Jersey” today)- mix of Puritans and Quakers West Jersey (what we might consider “South Jersey” today)-made up of mostly Quakers

9. East and West Jersey The original provinces of West and East New Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively

10. New Jersey East and West Jersey unite into one colony in 1702. (Sectional divisions still exist):