CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3 THE MIDDLE COLONIES
PERRY’S POINTS Describe Geography and Climate of Middle Colonies Understand early history of N.Y and N.J Understand how P.A and D.L were founded Understand the change within the Middle Colonies in the 1600s and the 1700s
RESOURCES IN MIDDLE COLONIES
WHAT STATES MAKE UP THE MIDDLE COLONIES
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY Origins Created by Dutch of New Netherland in 1660 Fur trade between native Americans and settlers Came from Sweden, France, Portugal Dutch were rivals with English
NEW YORK 1664, England takes over Dutch territory in the New world New Amsterdam renamed as New York after the English Duke James of York. Duke of York
NEW JERSEY Origin Established split off from New York. At First was a Proprietary Colony: created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family Created into a Royal Colony : a Colony controlled directly by the English King.
PENN’S “HOLY EXPERIMENT” William Penn Arrived in 1682 “city of Brotherly Love” attracted everyone, different languages Create colony with different religious backgrounds in peace Elected assembly Land bought from Native Americans
WORKING IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES What kinds of Jobs? Good farmland Cash crop: wheat, “Americas bread basket” Manufactured: iron, flour, paper Shoemakers, carpenters, masons, weavers, coopers. Thriving Economy