Chapter 3 Section 3 Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation

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America History of Our Nation
A. Barnette
Chapter 3 Section 3
The Middle Colonies

2. Geography of the Middle Colonies
 New York
 New Jersey
 Pennsylvania
 Delaware
 Situated between New England and Southern
colonies

3. Farming
 Better climate and soil for farming than in New
England
 Longer growing season
 Grew wheat and grains, fruits, and vegetables

4. New York and New Jersey
 The Dutch originally settled New York; they called it New
Netherland. The English took it over. King Charles II
renamed it for his brother James, the Duke of York.
 New Amsterdam became New York City.
 New Jersey started as a proprietary colony, but became a
royal colony.

5. Pennsylvania
 Settled by Quakers:
 All have an inner light
 All are equal
 Against slavery
 Women allowed to lead
 Persecuted by Church of
England fro refusal to
pay taxes to it
 William Penn’s Holy
Experiment
 Bought land from natives

6. Delaware
 Had been owned by the
Swedes and the Dutch
before England took it.
 Was part of
Pennsylvania, but was
too far away from the
representative
assembly.
 Became separate

7. The Middle Colonies
were known as
America’s breadbasket.

8. Backcountry
 Frontier from
Pennsylvania to
Georgia
 Great Wagon Road
was the route to
travel.
 Other Europeans
were also here:
Dutch (really
German), Scots,
and Irish.