1. The Middle Colonies
Chapter 2
Section 5

2. Objectives Explain how Dutch New Netherland became English New York.
Describe William Penn’s relationship with Indians in Pennsylvania.
Compare and contrast the Pennsylvania Colony to other colonies.

3. Terms and People
Dutch West Indies Company – group of merchants and investors that put money towards exploring and colonizing the Americas
William Penn − wealthy Quaker Englishman who founded Pennsylvania
Quaker − unlike Puritans, sought inner understanding of Bible, considered women equal, and were pacifists

4. What were the characteristics of the Middle Colonies?
The English settled on the northern and southern Atlantic coast of North America. Swedes and Dutch settled small colonies on the mid-Atlantic coast.
Later the English came to control most of the Atlantic seaboard.

5. Founding New Netherlands
1609: Sent ships up the Hudson River to trade for furs from Indians. 1614: With traders and farmers, founded Fort Orange (Albany, New York) 1625: Founded New Amsterdam, now present- day New York City.

6. Rivers were important to the Middle Colonies for many reasons.
French
Rivers were important to the Middle Colonies for many reasons.
English
Dutch
English

7. No elected assembly was permitted.
The Dutch Colonies
Settled mainly by farmers and traders from the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Norway.
Colonies tolerated various religious groups including Jews, Baptists, and Lutherans.
The Dutch West Indies Company appointed a governor and advisory council of colonial leaders.
No elected assembly was permitted.

8. The Dutch West Indies Company bought land from Indians.
The Dutch Colonies
The Dutch West Indies Company bought land from Indians.
The colony expanded to parts of present-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Eventually overthrown by the more powerful and more populous English settlers

9. When the English moved into the Middle Colonies:
They renamed New Amsterdam to New York after the Duke of York.
The Duke of York took over governing the colony as a proprietary colony.
York designated formation of a new colony in 1664, now present-day New Jersey.

10. The Pennsylvania Colony
Started by William Penn, a wealthy Quaker who cultivated peace with the Indians.
Quaker beliefs:
no clergy leadership
women spiritually equal to men
pacifist―do not fight wars or bear arms
tolerate other faiths
Unlike other English leaders, Quaker William Penn bought land from the Indians.

12. William Penn’s “Holy Experiment”
Penn wrote a constitution that guaranteed fundamental liberties.
Tolerant policies encouraged people from a broad range of religious backgrounds to immigrate.
The colonists did not try to convert the Indians.
Penn named the capital Philadelphia, which means “city of brotherly love.”
This early grid of Philadelphia shows wide streets and public spaces.

13. The English Colonies Massachusetts Bay Pennsylvania Virginia
Founded by Puritans seeking religious freedom
Founded by Quakers seeking religious freedom
Founded by people looking for new ways to succeed financially
Elected governor and assembly
Had a constitution
Appointed governor and elected assembly
No religious tolerance
Religious tolerance
Little religious tolerance
Tried to convert Indians
Did not try to convert Indians
Took land from Indians
Bought land from Indians

14. The Middle Colonies enjoyed diversity.
No single ethnic group or specific religious group had a majority in the Middle Colonies.
This peaceful diversity went against the traditional belief that political order depended on ethnic and religious uniformity.

15. The Middle Colonies’ diversity became part of the nation’s character.
The ethnic and religious pluralism in the Middle Colonies was an early example of how the United States later developed into a multi-cultural society.