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U.S. History & Geography

U.S. History & Geography. To Analyze the Nature of the Middle Colonies. Map of the 13 Colonies. Colony Founders. Dutch – People of Netherlands Quakers – An English Protestant Sect That Believed in Equality, Cooperation and Religious Toleration. Dutch Colonies.

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U.S. History & Geography

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  1. U.S. History & Geography To Analyze the Nature of the Middle Colonies

  2. Map of the 13 Colonies U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

  3. Colony Founders • Dutch – People of Netherlands • Quakers – An English Protestant Sect That Believed in Equality, Cooperation and Religious Toleration U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

  4. Dutch Colonies • Dutch West India Company got Charter to Colonize Hudson Valley Called New Netherlands in 1621. • New Amsterdam (New York City) was Established in 1625 • Took over new Sweden. • Fur trading was main economic activity U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

  5. Nature of Dutch Colony • Multi Ethnic • Dutch • French • Africans • Scandinavian • Friendly to Native Americans • Not interested to conquer them • English Took over in 1664 & Renamed New York • New Jersey Was Crated from it U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

  6. The Quaker Colonies • Quakers • Egalitarian Sect • No formal minister for religious services • Dressed plainly – no distinction between social classes • Opposition to war and refusal to serve in the army. U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

  7. The Quaker Colonies • Established by William Penn as a “Holy Experiment” • Established the “City of Brotherly Love” – Philadelphia. • Freedom of Religion and Representative Government. • Friendly Relations to Native Americans U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

  8. The Quaker Colonies • Colonists had to treat Native Americans Fairly • Opened to all immigrants from Western Europe • Penn Lived in Pennsylvania for 4 years only. • Quakers became minority • His principles became American values. • Delaware became a separate colony. U.S. H&G - Br. Siraj

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