1. The Middle Colonies
Chapter 2.3

2. New Netherland Dutch came to trade furs with Indians
Did not try to convert them to Christianity
Tolerated all religious groups, even Jews
New Amsterdam was largest town, major seaport, and governmental headquarters

3. New Netherland did not attract many colonists
Push and Pull Factors
New Netherland did not attract many colonists
Why?

4. New Sweden Nicknamed “Father Wooden Leg”
Founded on the lower Delaware River
Settled by Swedes or Finnish
Introduced the construction of log cabins in America
Not enough of them to fight the Dutch
Dutch governor Peter Stuyvescant and 7 warships showed up to take New Sweden
The Swedish commander surrendered

5. Tensions England and Dutch became violent global commerce rivals
English did not like that the Dutch shippers got most of the trade exporting Chesapeake tobacco and West Indian sugar
So what do you think the English did?

6. English fleet forces Governor Stuyvescant to surrender his colony
They rename it New York
It is given to the Duke of York
So this is known as what type of colony?

7. New Jersey
Duke of York is given land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers
Settled by Puritans, Scots, and Quakers
Religious freedom is allowed

8. Pennsylvania Society of Friends
William Penn received Pennsylvania as payment for a debt
He was a Quaker
He established Philadelphia, “City of Brotherly Love” as his capital
Treated Indians with respect and paid fair prices for their land
Quakers
Sought an “Inner light to understand the Bible”
Women were allowed to be clergy because they were spiritually equal
Pacifists
Tolerated all faiths
Society of Friends

9. Population
Middle Colonies included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Middle Colonies attracted many
Dutch, Swedes, Finns, French Protestants, Germans, Norwegians, Scots, and English
Diversity proved that political order did not depend on ethnic and religious uniformity

10. Works Cited
Kennedy, David M., Cohen, Lizabeth, and Bailey, Thomas A. The American
Pageant: Volume I To Boston: Wadsworth, 2010, Print.