1. The Middle Colonies

2. New York Proprietary Colony Promised diverse colonists freedom of religion. Brazilian Jews were the first Jews to settle in North America. New York City became the fastest growing locations in the colonies.

3. New Jersey Offered tracts of land, trial by jury & representative assembly Ethnic & religious diversity No natural harbor

4. Pennsylvania William Penn was given the colony by King Charles of England, he wrote Pennsylvania’s first constitution. William Penn belonged to a Protestant group of dissenters called the Society of Friends, or Quakers. William Penn saw the colony as a “holy experiment”, a chance to put Quaker ideals of toleration and equality into practice. He designed the city of Philadelphia, calling it “the city of brotherly love” Penn believed that the land belonged to the Native Americans and that settlers should pay for it. 1701 The Charter of Liberties, granted the colonists the right to elect representatives to the legislative assembly.

5. Chapter 3 Section 3 Vocabulary Patroon- wealthy landowners in the Dutch colonies who ruled like a king over large areas of land. Proprietary colony- colony run by individuals or groups to whom the land was granted Pacifist- person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes.