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The Middle Colonies Chapter 4 Section 2
New Netherland becomes New • Fur Traders • Farmers granted large plots of land (miles long) • Patroons- owners of huge estates. Powerful • New Amsterdam was major trading center • Slaves made up more than ¼ of the population
New Jersey Separates from • Duke of York decided New York was too • • • •
big Gave some land to friends who set up New Jersey Proprietary Colony- land given for a yearly payment Fertile farmland 1702- New Jersey becomes a royal colony (under direct control of the English crown)
The Founding of Pennsylvania • William Penn- founder 1681 • Quakers – Most despised religion in England – All people were equal in God’s eyes – Spoke out against war and refused to join the army – Persecuted – King Charles II named it after Penn and issued the royal charter
• A Policy of Fairness – A model of religious freedom, peace, Christian living – Many different types of religions flocked to Pennsylvania – English officials soon banned Catholics & Jews – Penn spoke out about the treatment of Indians – Settlers must pay Indians for the land – Indians like Penn, peace prevailed
• The Colonies Grow – Penn sends pamphlets back to Europe inviting people to come to Pennsylvania – 1730-1750- 1/3 of the population was slaves – Philadelphia became the capitol, described as “most noble, well built city ever seen” • Delaware – Pennsylvania Lower Countries complained it was too far to Philadelphia – 1701 Penn allows the creation of a new
Life in the Middle Colonies • A Thriving Economy in the Eastern Counties – Great Farmland – large farms – Cash Crops- crops sold at a market for money – Wheat, Barley, and Rye, (Breadbasket Colonies) – Cattle and Pigs – Skilled artisans- clocks, paper, glass, guns
• Middle Colony Homes – Towns less important, villages became important centers for government – Swedish brought log cabins – Dutch brought brick narrow tall housing – German brought wood burning stoves – Families made or caught everything they needed
• The Backcountry – 1700’s German and Irish settlers moved into Appalachian Mountain region – Moved along old Iroquois trails known as the Great Wagon Road – Farming this region was challenging – Made everything from the cleared forests – Light weight rifle developed by Germans – Indians not excited to see the new settlers
New Netherland becomes New • Fur Traders • Farmers granted large plots of land (miles long) • Patroons- owners of huge estates. Powerful • New Amsterdam was major trading center • Slaves made up more than ¼ of the population
New Jersey Separates from • Duke of York decided New York was too • • • •
big Gave some land to friends who set up New Jersey Proprietary Colony- land given for a yearly payment Fertile farmland 1702- New Jersey becomes a royal colony (under direct control of the English crown)
The Founding of Pennsylvania • William Penn- founder 1681 • Quakers – Most despised religion in England – All people were equal in God’s eyes – Spoke out against war and refused to join the army – Persecuted – King Charles II named it after Penn and issued the royal charter
• A Policy of Fairness – A model of religious freedom, peace, Christian living – Many different types of religions flocked to Pennsylvania – English officials soon banned Catholics & Jews – Penn spoke out about the treatment of Indians – Settlers must pay Indians for the land – Indians like Penn, peace prevailed
• The Colonies Grow – Penn sends pamphlets back to Europe inviting people to come to Pennsylvania – 1730-1750- 1/3 of the population was slaves – Philadelphia became the capitol, described as “most noble, well built city ever seen” • Delaware – Pennsylvania Lower Countries complained it was too far to Philadelphia – 1701 Penn allows the creation of a new
Life in the Middle Colonies • A Thriving Economy in the Eastern Counties – Great Farmland – large farms – Cash Crops- crops sold at a market for money – Wheat, Barley, and Rye, (Breadbasket Colonies) – Cattle and Pigs – Skilled artisans- clocks, paper, glass, guns
• Middle Colony Homes – Towns less important, villages became important centers for government – Swedish brought log cabins – Dutch brought brick narrow tall housing – German brought wood burning stoves – Families made or caught everything they needed
• The Backcountry – 1700’s German and Irish settlers moved into Appalachian Mountain region – Moved along old Iroquois trails known as the Great Wagon Road – Farming this region was challenging – Made everything from the cleared forests – Light weight rifle developed by Germans – Indians not excited to see the new settlers
