Agree/Disagree

1. The Middle Colonies were settled by mainly English Puritans.

2. The Dutch colony of New Netherland was overtaken by the English and renamed New York.

3. Pennsylvania was founded in order to promote Quaker ideals, such as tolerance and hard work.

4. Events in England had no affect on the development of the American colonies.

New Netherland

Peter Stuyvesant

William Penn

patroon

• 50 settlers=large land grant= elite

Survey & Question

• Survey– The Middle Colonies will attract settlers from diverse

ethnic and religious backgrounds.• Question

– Why did the Middle Colonies attract settlers from diverse ethnic & religious backgrounds?

• Answer– Religious tolerance

• Welcomed dissenters– Patroon System– Slaves (enjoyed some rights)– Rich soil & mild winters=good farming

Survey & Question

• Survey-The English will view New Netherland as a threat.

• Question- How and why did the English take control of New Netherland?

• Answer- New Netherland lay like a wedge between New England and England’s southern colonies. King’s brother, Duke of York, brought ships to the coast and Dutch immediately surrendered.

Survey & Question

• Survey~ Pennsylvania will become one of the wealthiest colonies in America.

• Question ~ What factors helped Pennsylvania become one of the wealthiest colonies in America?

• Answer~• Long growing season & fertile soil.• Hard work & thrift (careful management of

money)– Helped poor immigrants become rich