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The Middle Colonies

The Middle Colonies. Geography. New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania Conditions favored farming: warm climate fertile soil. New York . NY was Dutch colony of New Netherland economic success prosperous farming

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The Middle Colonies

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  1. The Middle Colonies

  2. Geography • New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania • Conditions favored farming: warm climate fertile soil

  3. New York • NY was Dutch colony of New Netherland economic success prosperous farming profitable fur trading problems Puritans hostile to Dutch rule tension between England - Holland

  4. New York • King Charles gives brother James rights to all Dutch lands • James sends warships – Dutch surrender • New Netherlands is now New York

  5. New Jersey • Became a colony when southern tip of NY split • Was a proprietary colony a colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family • Later it became a royal colony a colony controlled directly by the English king

  6. Pennsylvania • Quakers – a religious group in England • Beliefs all people had a direct link, or “inner light” with God did not need ministers all people were equal in God’s eyes spoke out against slavery women were considered equal to men

  7. Pennsylvania • Quakers refused to pay taxes to Church of England suffered from persecution • William Penn – wealthy man knew King Charles II received land in North America called Pennsylvania

  8. Penn’s “Holy Experiment” • Goal – to create a colony in which people from different religions could live peacefully • Penn – tried to deal fairly with Native Americans

  9. Delaware • Was part of Penn’s Pennsylvania • Settlers did not want to send representatives to distant Philadelphia • Penn gave area its own assembly and Delaware became its own colony

  10. Growth and Change • Pennsylvania was America’s breadbasket because it produced wheat from which flour for bread is made • Successful farmers - wheat manufacturers – iron, flour, paper artisans – shoemakers, carpenters, masons, weavers and coopers

  11. The Backcountry • This was western section of Pennsylvania • Backcountry – was a frontier region extending through several colonies to Georgia • Settlers were German and Scotch-Irish

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