1. Chapter 5 Section 4
The Middle Colonies

2. New Netherland Becomes New York
Henry Hudson claims land along Hudson River for the Dutch
Looking for the Northwest Passage
Easier trade route to Asia than sailing around Africa

3. The Beginning of New Netherland
Dutch West India Company sets up New Netherland
A trading colony (1621)
30 families settle here
New Amsterdam
Center of the colony located on Manhattan Island
Peter Minuit pays Native Americans $24 for the island

4. The Beginning of New Netherland
New Netherland grows slowly
People had no reason to come here
Recruiting settlers
Welcomed all people who fled for religion
Patroons
People who gained land from bringing 50 new settlers to this area
Riverfront property
Ran their estates as they chose; own laws

5. New Sweden Established
Swedish came because of the fur trade
Dutch saw New Sweden as a trade threat
Peter Stuyvesant seized the colony
Swedish were very skilled at logging
Log Cabins became the colonies main type of houses

6. A New English King Takes Over
Civil War in England
Parliament Puritans vs. Charles I supporters
King Charles I is beheaded
Puritans rule the country for 11 years
King Charles II takes over
Popular
Wants all of the Atlantic coast in the Americas

7. A New English King Takes Over
James, Duke of York
Sent to seize Dutch colony in America
Four English warships anchor at New Amsterdam
Governor Stuyvesant tells colonists to fight back
New Netherland surrenders without a fight
Renamed New York to honor James

8. Colonial Government Charles II made James proprietor of New York
Owner of the colony
Proprietary colony
Awarded to one person by the king
Dutch got to keep their religion, lands, and customs
Religious freedom to all
Colonists had no say in government

9. New Jersey New York land to big to manage
James gives land to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
Kept New York’s religious freedom policy
Developed separately until 1702
They became a royal colony

10. William Penn’s Colonies
Home to the Quakers
Believed all people were equal in the eyes of god
Angered authorities
Refused to take oaths
Allowed women to speak in meetings
Opposed war, would not serve in the army
Refused to pay taxes
Did not believe in slavery

11. The Founding of Pennsylvania
King gave Penn land to repay a loan that Penn’s father once gave him
Name Pennsylvania
Meaning “Penn’s Woods” to honor his father
Government based on religious freedom
Paid NA $ for land
Attracted Germans fleeing religious wars
Known as the Pennsylvania Dutch
Able to keep their customs

12. Delaware Pennsylvania had no seaports for trading
Penn receives a grant from James for 3 counties along the Delaware River for trading purposes
Uniting the two was difficult
Delaware could elect their own assembly
Penn was governor
Counties later break away and form their own colony, Delaware