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The Middle Colonies

The Middle Colonies. Chapter 3 ● Section 3. Middle Colonies. 1. 3. 2. 4. New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware. The Middle Colonies. The Big Idea People from many nations settled in the middle colonies. Main Ideas

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The Middle Colonies

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  1. The Middle Colonies Chapter 3● Section 3

  2. Middle Colonies 1 3 2 4 • New York • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware

  3. The Middle Colonies • The Big Idea • People from many nations settled in the middle colonies. • Main Ideas • The English created New York and New Jersey from former Dutch territory. • William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania. • The economy of the middle colonies was supported by trade and staple crops.

  4. New York Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 as fur trading post. New Amsterdam was center of fur trade. Peter Stuyvesant led the colony from 1647-1664. English captured colony in 1664 and renamed it New York. Main Idea 1:The English created New York and New Jersey from former Dutch territory.

  5. New Amsterdam in 1664

  6. The Duke of York • King Charles the II gave the colony to his brother the Duke of York. • New York was a proprietary colony, or a colony where the owner owned all the land and ran the government. • The colony was renamed New York and thrived under English control.

  7. New Netherland 1685

  8. New Jersey English took control in 1664. The colony occupied land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers. It had a diverse ethnic population, including Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and Scots. Main Idea 1:The English created New York and New Jersey from former Dutch territory.

  9. Main Idea 2: William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania. • Society of Friends, or Quakers, was one of largest religious groups in New Jersey. • Quakers, who were pacifists and supported religious tolerance, were persecuted.

  10. Main Idea 2: William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania. • William Penn founded Pennsylvania, a larger colony for Quakers that provided a safe home. • Penn limited his power, established an elected assembly, and promised religious freedom to all Christians.

  11. Middle colonies had good climate and rich soil to grow staple crops—crops that are always needed. Crops included wheat, barley, and oats. Main Idea 3:The economy of the middle colonies was supported by trade and staple crops.

  12. There were slaves, but indentured servants were a larger source of labor. Trade to Britain and the West Indies was important to the economy of middle colonies. Main Idea 3:The economy of the middle colonies was supported by trade and staple crops.

  13. Women ran farms and businesses, such as clothing stores, drugstores, and bakeries. Some were nurses and midwives. Most worked primarily in the home. Married women managed households and raised children. Women’s Contributions

  14. An early map of “The Improved Part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America.”

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