1. Economy and Government of the Middle Colonies
By: Jisan Kim, Kayla Crowley, Audrey Lee and, Dillon Frank

2. The Middle Colonies: The Middle Colonies include: Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
and Delaware

3. How the colonies were ruled
Jisan Kim
How the colonies were ruled
A colony is ruled by another country and the Middle Colonies were controlled by the British
A governor was appointed was appointed by the country’s leader
Peter Stuyvesant was the first First governor of New York
The governor was in charge of the laws, taxes, and the decisions that were made in the colony
The British took over most of the provinces in the Area
They were able to take over New Amsterdam from the Dutch

4. How the States were founded
New Netherlands (New York) Founded in The New Netherlands Company given to the Dutch Merchants
Henry Hudson explored for the Netherlands and he claimed New Jersey for the Dutch
The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn and King Charles II gave the charter to him
Delaware was originally settled by the Swedes and the Dutch, but it later fell in British control in 1664

5. Jobs/Professions In The Colonies
Kayla Crowley
Jobs/Professions In The Colonies
-the Middle Colonies had great weather suited for farming, especially growing wheat
-the soil was very fertile, or great for farming, and the weather was warm
-the soil was not only rich for farming, but for mining metals
-most people farmed full time, but maybe also specialized in something else to bring in more income, such as carpentry, or blacksmithing, which was shoeing horses, but also repairing and making things from metal
-there were wagon makers, people made their own candles and cloth, law men, etc.

6. Important People in the Middle Colonies
Kayla Crowley
Important People in the Middle Colonies
William Penn helped aid in Pennsylvania’s early history, which makes it unique among the original thirteen colonies. Religious tolerance, diversity,or variety, and representative government became a reality
Duke of York was a very important person in New York’s history because he was the one who founded New York in 1626
Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret are important to New Jersey because they founded New Jersey in 1664

7. Important People in the Middle Colonies
Kayla Crowley
Important People in the Middle Colonies
Someone important from Delaware includes John Dickinson, who was a politician and president of Delaware. He contributed his time and smarts to Delaware to make it what it is today.

8. Major events in the colonies (1620-1740)
Kayla Crowley
Major events in the colonies ( )
The Colonial America Time Period covers the time in early American history from 1607 to 1776 during Colonial Times and the events leading up to the American Revolutionary War and the establishment of the constitution
During this period of Colonialism the colonists and settlers arrived from Europe looking for religious freedom, land and the opportunity for wealth

9. Economy of the Middle Colonies
Dillon Frank
Economy of the Middle Colonies
The middle colonies were fertile and they exported agricultural products and natural resources.
They were called the breadbasket colonies because they grew so many crops, especially wheat and corn.
They built flour mills where wheat was ground into flour and shipped to England.
Land was acquired more easily than in the other colonies. Farms were large, often 50 to 150 acres.
The middle colonies were able to manufacture iron ore products such as plows, tools, kettles, nails and large blocks of iron which they exported to England.

10. Economy of the Middle Colonies Con.
Dillon Frank
Economy of the Middle Colonies Con.
The fur trade was very popular in the Middle colonies and was another one of their main exports.
Colonists also had the ability to trade for furs and other items from the western Indian tribes and neighboring trappers up north.
The Middle colonies sent many of their exports to Philadelphia or Boston, where they would exchange with the New England colonists or set sail for Britain.
Labor was in short supply in the middle colonies and they were always looking for cheap and abundant labor. They used free labor, indentured servants and slaves in the middle colonies.

11. How the Middle Colonies made money
Audrey Lee
How the Middle Colonies made money
Farmers found more favorable conditions in the Middle Colonies than in New England.
Farmers in the eastern counties of the Middle Colonies cleared their fields.
The Farmers raised wheat, barley, and rye.
These were cash crops, or crops that were sold for money at a market.
The Middle Colonies exported a lot of grain, and soon became known as the Bread Basket colony.
The Middle Colonies made a large amount of money this way.

12. Dillon Frank
Systems of Labor
In the Middle Colonies labor was always in short supply. They exported large amounts of agricultural products and natural resources. They grew so many crops, especially wheat. They also manufactured iron ore products. To do all this they had to try to meet these demands with cheap labor.
1) free labor -
they were not slaves, and not indentured servants
got to do anything they wanted

13. Dillon Frank
Systems of Labor
2) Indentured servants-Mostly young white teenagers whose parents arranged for them to work for families in the colonies until age 21 in exchange for their ocean passage
Indenture- was a legal written contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
They were contracted to work for a fixed period of time (usually 5-7 years) in exchange for transportation to the colonies.
They worked and had no wages but were given basic necessities and could look forward to eventually being released.
A great majority of them became farmers or farm wives.

14. Systems of Labor 3) Slaves
Audrey Lee
Systems of Labor
3) Slaves
farmworkers who worked on large farms or as house servants on the estates
helped with anything their owner asked them to do
they had no prospect of becoming free

15. Why the Middle Colonies were founded
Kayla Crowley
The middle colonies were founded for many different reasons
New York
Was founded in 1664
Duke of York received New Netherlands as a gift
Renamed it New York in his honor
Broke off a part of the land and gave it to his friends which is now New Jersey

16. Why the Middle Colonies were founded
Dillon Frank
New Jersey
Founded in 1664
Two friends received the land from the Duke of York, and they decided to colonize it.
They wanted as many people to live in New Jersey as possible.
made many promises like money and freedom
Soon many people came to live there.
Then they sold New Jersey to the Quakers.

17. Why the middle colonies were founded
Jisan Kim
Pennsylvania
Founded in 1682
William Penn was a Quaker who wanted religious freedom for himself and others.
He started his own colony.
He called it Pennsylvania.

18. Why the middle colonies were founded
Dillon Frank
Why the middle colonies were founded
Delaware
Founded in 1638
Originally part of New Sweden
King of England gained control east of the Delaware River
Then he named the colony Delaware

19. Natural Resources in Middle Colonies
Audrey Lee
Natural Resources in Middle Colonies
The middle colonies contained a lot of useful natural resources. Some of these resources are:
Good Farmland
Timber
Furs
Coal
Iron ore.
Iron Ore was one of the natural resources that the settlers in the middle colonies were able to use a lot of. The settlers were able to manufacture iron ore products such as kettles, plows, tools, and nails. They were also able to export large blocks of iron to England.

20. Audrey Lee
Forms of Government
All of the systems of government in the Middle Colonies elected their own legislature, they were all democratic, they all had a governor, governor's court, and a court system. Government in the Middle Colonies was mainly Proprietary, but New York started as a Royal Colony. Definitions of both of the government systems are as follows:
Royal Government: The Royal Colonies were ruled directly by the English monarchy
Propriety Government: The King granted land to people in North America, who then formed Proprietary Colonies

21. Native American Relations
Audrey Lee
Native American Relations
Relationship with Native Americans was mostly with the Iroquois
The Middle Colonies had a trading post, where they traded with the Indians. Exchanged furs and other objects.
Algonquian and Delaware Indians in the Middle Colonies.
Tribes were very friendly to the white men and welcomed trade with the colonies

22. Native American Relations
Dillon Frank
Native American Relations
The Native Tribes were responsible for teaching the colonists about the rivers that flowed through the Middle Colonies.
These rivers were very important in providing transportation and trade routes.
They also showed pathways through the forests to the colonists, enabling them to learn more about the area and navigate around without the need for a constant Indian guide.

23. Native Americans Relations
Jisan Kim
The Iroquois used their relationship with the colonists to obtain a powerful edge over their rival neighboring Indian tribes.
The Iroquois acquired metal for their weapons to replace stone and wood, as well as English firearms.

24. Native Americans Relations
Dillon Frank
Native Americans Relations
The Iroquois spent a lot of time raiding tribes to the north, who hunted the beaver. The Iroquois traded some of this beaver to the colonists, and they taught the colonists about the beaver.
Relationships with the Indians did not remain good for long and they fought over land as more and more colonists came and the population increased.

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