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The Other Colonies. What you need to know Locate/identify: –New York, –New Jersey, –Pennsylvania, –Delaware, –Maryland, –North Carolina, –South Carolina,

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1 The Other Colonies

2 What you need to know Locate/identify: –New York, –New Jersey, –Pennsylvania, –Delaware, –Maryland, –North Carolina, –South Carolina, and –Georgia Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland and New Amsterdam William Penn, the Quakers & Pennsylvania

3 New Netherland 1621—Dutch government set up colony south of New England Purpose of colony: fur trade Very few Dutch citizens willing to go Opened immigration to many people including Africans (slaves or free) Capital: New Amsterdam (later called NYC)

4 British take over—1664 Concerned their colonies were split up, British invaded Peter Stuyvesant was governor of New Netherland Called for citizens to help defend

5 British take over—1664 His people hated him Very few showed up to fight the British with him Dutch surrendered without a shot fired

6 British take over—1664 British gave control of colony to the Duke of York Made him proprietor Owner of a colony He changed name of colony to New York Split off part of colony – became NJ

7 The Quakers AKA Society of Friends Radical religious group –No ministers –Pacifists –Harassed by both Church of England and Puritans

8 William Penn Wealthy Quaker –Wanted to set up colony –King owed his father money, gave him land in America Established Pennsylvania Capital – Philadelphia

9 Pennsylvania Every adult male given 50 acres and right to vote –How different from headright system? Colony had freedom of religion Little to no conflict with natives –Worked with them peacefully

10 Pennsylvania Needed to get more colonists Appealed to people from all over Europe Many people came, didn’t have same beliefs as Quakers Quaker ideals faded from colony

11 New Hampshire Started out as part of Massachusetts Split off because of argument with Massachusetts

12 Delaware Started out as New Sweden Taken by Dutch, then by British Was part of Pennsylvania Spun off from Pennsylvania as a separate colony

13 Maryland Safe colony for British Catholics Catholics harshly treated in England

14 North and South Carolina Originally only one proprietary colony Split up for easier control over big area

15 Georgia Last colony Established as buffer between wealthy South Carolina colony & Spanish Florida

16 What you need to know Locate/identify: –New York, –New Jersey, –Pennsylvania, –Delaware, –Maryland, –North Carolina, –South Carolina, and –Georgia Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland & New Amsterdam William Penn, the Quakers & Pennsylvania


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