1. VOCABULARY DAY #8
PROPRIETARY COLONY – a colony in which the owner, owns all the land and controlled the government
QUAKERS – Protestant group that believed that every individual had an “inner light” and could guide him to salvation
PACIFIST – people who refuse to use force or to fight in wars
PURITANS – Protestants that wanted to reform the Anglican Church
SEPARATISTS – Protestants that wanted to leave and set up their own churches

2. Middle Colonies

3. The Middle Colonies Big Idea Main Ideas
People from many nations settled in the middle colonies.
Main Ideas
The English created New York and New Jersey from former Dutch territory.
William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania.
The economy of the middle colonies was supported by trade and staple crops.
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4. New York and New Jersey New Jersey Main Idea 1
The English created New York and New Jersey from former Dutch territory.
New Jersey
English took control in 1664.
The colony occupied land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers.
It had a diverse population, including Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and Scots.
Religious freedom, voting rights for legislature
New York
Dutch founded New Netherland in as fur trading post.
New Amsterdam was center of fur trade.
Peter Stuyvesant led the colony from
English captured colony without a fight in 1664 and renamed it New York, after James, Duke of York.
Big land grants given to friends
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5. Penn’s Colony Main Idea 2
William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends, or Quakers, was one of largest religious groups in New Jersey.
Quakers, who supported nonviolence and religious tolerance, were persecuted.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania, a larger colony for Quakers that provided a safe home.
Penn limited his power, established an elected assembly, and promised religious freedom to all Christians.
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6. Main Idea 3 Economy of the Middle Colonies
The economy of the middle colonies was supported by trade and staple crops.
Middle colonies had good climate and rich soil to grow staple crops, crops that are always needed.
Crops included wheat, barley, and oats.
There were slaves, but indentured servants were a larger source of labor.
Trade to Britain and the West Indies was important to the economy of middle colonies.
Women’s Contribution
Women ran farms and businesses, such as clothing stores, drugstores, and bakeries. Some were nurses and midwives. Most worked primarily in the home. Married women managed households and raised children.
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7. Middle Colonies TB Qs
Why did the middle colonies have a more diverse population than the south?
What types of crops were grown in the middle colonies?
How did cultural and social influences help shape the middle colonies?
What led to diverse populations of New York and New Jersey?
How did William Penn attempt to create a colonial government that would be fair to all?