Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51

1. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 1. Land grants & religious tolerance brought Jews Huguenots, Puritans, & others. 2. 1664 English capture New Amsterdam without a shot became New York B. 1664- Duke of York made Sir Carteret & Lord Berkeley proprietors of New Jersey 1. Colony between the Delaware & Hudson Rivers 2. Diverse population- Dutch, Finns, & Scots – fur trade important to NJ & NY II. Penn’s Colony • Establish by Society of Friends, or Quakers 1. They believed in the equality of men & women before God -supported nonviolence B. Penn was a proprietor of NJ, but wanted a larger colony for Quakers 1. King Charles II granted charter for Pennsylvania 2. Penn limited his power & elected an assembly-promised religious freedom 3. Named capital Philadelphia meaning “city of brotherly love” III. Economy of the Middle Colonies • Good climate & rich land farmers grew staple (always needed) crops B. Slaves were skilled laborers – blacksmiths & carpenters 1. Other slaves worked on farms, on ships, or in shipbuilding industry 2. Most labor needs fulfilled by indentured servants-135,000 came between 1700 & 1775 C. Trade important - exported goods to Britain & West Indies (Caribbean) D. Women contributed economically – ran bakeries, drugstores, grocery stores, etc. 1. Most women worked at home & raised children 2. Some women made money for family selling butter & washing clothes

2. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. McPherson farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

3. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613

4. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 1. Land grants & religious tolerance brought Jews Huguenots, Puritans, & others. 2. 1664 English capture New Amsterdam without a shot became New York New York in 1664

5. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 1. Land grants & religious tolerance brought Jews Huguenots, Puritans, & others. 2. 1664 English capture New Amsterdam without a shot became New York B. 1664- Duke of York made Sir Carteret & Lord Berkeley proprietors of New Jersey Lord John Berkeley Sir George Carteret

6. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 1. Land grants & religious tolerance brought Jews Huguenots, Puritans, & others. 2. 1664 English capture New Amsterdam without a shot became New York B. 1664- Duke of York made Sir Carteret & Lord Berkeley proprietors of New Jersey 1. Colony between the Delaware & Hudson Rivers 2. Diverse population- Dutch, Finns, & Scots – fur trade important to NJ & NY

7. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 1. Land grants & religious tolerance brought Jews Huguenots, Puritans, & others. 2. 1664 English capture New Amsterdam without a shot became New York B. 1664- Duke of York made Sir Carteret & Lord Berkeley proprietors of New Jersey 1. Colony between the Delaware & Hudson Rivers 2. Diverse population- Dutch, Finns, & Scots – fur trade important to NJ & NY II. Penn’s Colony • Establish by Society of Friends, or Quakers 1. They believed in the equality of men & women before God -supported nonviolence B. Penn was a proprietor of NJ, but wanted a larger colony for Quakers

8. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 II. Penn’s Colony • Establish by Society of Friends, or Quakers 1. They believed in the equality of men & women before God -supported nonviolence B. Penn was a proprietor of NJ, but wanted a larger colony for Quakers 1. King Charles II granted charter for Pennsylvania 2. Penn limited his power & elected an assembly-promised religious freedom 3. Named capital Philadelphia meaning “city of brotherly love”

9. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 III. Economy of the Middle Colonies • Good climate & rich land farmers grew staple (always needed) crops B. Slaves were skilled laborers – blacksmiths & carpenters

10. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 III. Economy of the Middle Colonies • Good climate & rich land farmers grew staple (always needed) crops B. Slaves were skilled laborers – blacksmiths & carpenters 1. Other slaves worked on farms, on ships, or in shipbuilding industry 2. Most labor needs fulfilled by indentured servants-135,000 came between 1700 & 1775

11. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 III. Economy of the Middle Colonies • Good climate & rich land farmers grew staple (always needed) crops B. Slaves were skilled laborers – blacksmiths & carpenters 1. Other slaves worked on farms, on ships, or in shipbuilding industry 2. Most labor needs fulfilled by indentured servants-135,000 came between 1700 & 1775 C. Trade important - exported goods to Britain & West Indies (Caribbean)

12. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 III. Economy of the Middle Colonies • Good climate & rich land farmers grew staple (always needed) crops B. Slaves were skilled laborers – blacksmiths & carpenters 1. Other slaves worked on farms, on ships, or in shipbuilding industry 2. Most labor needs fulfilled by indentured servants-135,000 came between 1700 & 1775 C. Trade important - exported goods to Britain & West Indies (Caribbean) D. Women contributed economically – ran bakeries, drugstores, grocery stores, etc. 1. Most women worked at home & raised children 2. Some women made money for family selling butter & washing clothes

13. Ch.2 The English Colonies Section 3 – The Middle Colonies pp.49-51 Background: The middle of the Atlantic Coast offered good land & moderate climate. Promise of religious freedom offered many a new life. I. New York & New Jersey A. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 1. Land grants & religious tolerance brought Jews Huguenots, Puritans, & others. 2. 1664 English capture New Amsterdam without a shot became New York B. 1664- Duke of York made Sir Carteret & Lord Berkeley proprietors of New Jersey 1. Colony between the Delaware & Hudson Rivers 2. Diverse population- Dutch, Finns, & Scots – fur trade important to NJ & NY II. Penn’s Colony • Establish by Society of Friends, or Quakers 1. They believed in the equality of men & women before God -supported nonviolence B. Penn was a proprietor of NJ, but wanted a larger colony for Quakers 1. King Charles II granted charter for Pennsylvania 2. Penn limited his power & elected an assembly-promised religious freedom 3. Named capital Philadelphia meaning “city of brotherly love” III. Economy of the Middle Colonies • Good climate & rich land farmers grew staple (always needed) crops B. Slaves were skilled laborers – blacksmiths & carpenters 1. Other slaves worked on farms, on ships, or in shipbuilding industry 2. Most labor needs fulfilled by indentured servants-135,000 came between 1700 & 1775 C. Trade important - exported goods to Britain & West Indies (Caribbean) D. Women contributed economically – ran bakeries, drugstores, grocery stores, etc. 1. Most women worked at home & raised children 2. Some women made money for family selling butter & washing clothes