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Chapter 2 Section 4. Middle Colonies- NY, NJ, PA, and DE Diversified people. Chapter 2 Section 4. NY- Dutch- Netherlands- Dutch West India Company- colony- New Netherland New Amsterdam- trading post- mouth of the Hudson River- director- Peter Minuit First synagogue- house of Jewish worship
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Chapter 2 Section 4 Middle Colonies- NY, NJ, PA, and DE Diversified people
Chapter 2 Section 4 • NY- Dutch- Netherlands- Dutch West India Company- colony- New Netherland • New Amsterdam- trading post- mouth of the Hudson River- director- Peter Minuit • First synagogue- house of Jewish worship • 1664- Charles II- English king- region belonged to his brother- Duke of York • New Amsterdam now New York • Proprietary colony- king or queen- to a group who had full governing rights
Chapter 2 Section 4 • PA- William Penn- Penn’s woods • Quakers- Protestant group • PA- haven- safe place • Delaware- 1638- Swedish- first permanent colony • Southern Colonies- MD, NC, SC, and GA • MD- George Calvert- English lord- died • Lord Baltimore- MD Toleration Act- religious tolerance • Beginning of slave trade • Carolinas- 1712- split into two • GA- trustees- entrusted to look after a business • Led by James Oglethorpe