1. Middle Colonies

2. Timeline: Foundation of the Middle Colonies
New Netherland
(New York)
1624
Pennsylvania
(1681)
1600
1700
Delaware
(1704)
New Jersey
(1664)

3. New Netherland Geography Hudson River Valley Long Island
Delaware River

4. New York Dutch Establishment Purchase of Manhattan Island Slow growth
The Dutch established New Amsterdam (later New York)
Purchase of Manhattan Island
Hudson River flows into New York Harbor
Peter Minuit
Slow growth
employed the patroon systyem

5. Dutch vs. English control of colonial resources
profit from trade (Navigation Acts)
attack by English
control of the Duke of York (James II)
proprietary colony

6. New Jersey granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley
religious freedom
representative assembly

7. New Jersey Divided Delaware Water Gap East Jersey West Jersey
Egg Harbor

9. Pennsylvania William Penn – proprietor Penn / sylvania = Penn’s Woods
greatest tolerance of colonies
Quaker beliefs
religious
Native relations
equality

10. Delaware New Sweden → New Netherland → New York → Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s lower counties

11. Personal Presentations

12. Economic Strength Excellent farmlands Geographic location
breadbasket of the colonies
Geographic location
central to the colonies
strong ports
Political viewpoints
tolerant
diversity