Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies

Timeline: Foundation of the Timeline: Foundation of the Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies

1600

New Netherland(New York)

1624

1700

Pennsylvania(1681)

New Jersey(1664)

Delaware(1704)

New NetherlandNew Netherland GeographyGeography

– Hudson River ValleyHudson River Valley– Long IslandLong Island– Delaware RiverDelaware River

New YorkNew York

I.I. Dutch EstablishmentDutch EstablishmentA.A. The Dutch established New The Dutch established New

Amsterdam (later New York)Amsterdam (later New York)

II.II. Purchase of Manhattan IslandPurchase of Manhattan IslandA.A. Hudson River flows into New York Hudson River flows into New York

HarborHarborB.B. Peter MinuitPeter Minuit

III.III. Slow growthSlow growthA.A. employed the patroon systyememployed the patroon systyem

Dutch vs. EnglishDutch vs. English

control of colonial resourcescontrol of colonial resources profit from trade (Navigation Acts)profit from trade (Navigation Acts) attack by Englishattack by English control of the Duke of York (control of the Duke of York (James IIJames II)) proprietary colonyproprietary colony

New JerseyNew Jersey

granted to Sir George Carteret and granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John BerkeleyLord John Berkeley

religious freedomreligious freedom

representative assemblyrepresentative assembly

New Jersey DividedNew Jersey Divided

Egg Harbor

Delaware Water Gap

West Jersey

East Jersey

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

William Penn – proprietorWilliam Penn – proprietor Penn / sylvania = Penn’s WoodsPenn / sylvania = Penn’s Woods greatest tolerance of coloniesgreatest tolerance of colonies

– Quaker beliefsQuaker beliefs– religiousreligious– Native relationsNative relations– equalityequality

DelawareDelaware

New Sweden New Sweden → → New Netherland New Netherland → → New York New York →→ Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s lower countiesPennsylvania’s lower counties

Personal Presentations

Economic StrengthEconomic Strength

Excellent farmlandsExcellent farmlands– breadbasket of the coloniesbreadbasket of the colonies

Geographic locationGeographic location– central to the coloniescentral to the colonies– strong portsstrong ports

Political viewpointsPolitical viewpoints– toleranttolerant– diversitydiversity