THE MIDDLE

COLONIES

New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland…and the rest

New Netherland Established by the Dutch as a business Fur trade New Amsterdam capital Open to all European settlers Friendlier relations with Natives

New Netherland Becomes New York

“Dutch wedge” Captured by English frigates without a fight Renamed New York by the Duke of York in 1644 Portion given away to friends named New Jersey

Pennsylvania Established by William

Penn as a refuge for Quakers.

Who are the Quakers and why are they so unpopular?

Pennsylvania: The “holy experiment”

All adult males: 50 acres of land and right to vote Representative assembly Freedom of religion

Pennsylvania: The “holy experiment”

Separate assembly for counties along the Delaware Bay

Better relations with Natives Benefit greatly by influx of German immigrants

Maryland 1632: Charles I grants

charter to George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore

Cecil, 2nd Lord Baltimore, names colony after the Queen

Catholic colony with a reputation for religious freedom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsxrJ0f91aU

And the rest… North & South Carolina:

1663 Charles II grants charter as buffer between Spanish territory

Georgia: 1732 , created by James Ogelthorpe as a haven for those in debt