The Middle Colonies Chapter 3, Lesson 3 Ms. Elias US History.
Us history the middle colonies
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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