Middle Colonies Timeline Foundation of the Middle Colonies

Middle Colonies

Timeline: Foundation of the Middle Colonies New Netherland (New York) 1624 Pennsylvania (1681) 1600 New Jersey (1664) 1700 Delaware (1704)

New Netherland u Geography – Hudson River Valley – Long Island – Delaware River

New York I. Dutch Establishment A. The Dutch established New Amsterdam (later New York) II. Purchase of Manhattan Island A. Hudson River flows into New York Harbor B. Peter Minuit III. Slow growth A. employed the patroon systyem

Dutch vs. English u control of colonial resources u profit from trade (Navigation Acts) u attack by English u control of the Duke of York (James II) u proprietary colony

New Jersey u granted to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley u religious freedom u representative assembly

New Jersey Divided Delaware Water Gap East Jersey West Jersey Egg Harbor

Pennsylvania u William Penn – proprietor u Penn / sylvania = Penn’s Woods u greatest tolerance of colonies – Quaker beliefs – religious – Native relations – equality

Delaware u New Sweden → New Netherland → New York → Pennsylvania u Pennsylvania’s lower counties

Personal Presentations

Economic Strength u Excellent farmlands – breadbasket of the colonies u Geographic location – central to the colonies – strong ports u Political viewpoints – tolerant – diversity