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Individuals and Societies 7Unit 2 – The American Colonies

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(Middle Colonies Economy)
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MUST USE THESE WORDS:
Climate
Fertile Soil
Cash Crops
Harbors
Trade
Artisans
Cities
New York
Philadelphia /
  1. The Middle Colonies

What states make up the Middle Colonies?
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  1. New York
  1. Dutch founded New Netherland in 1613 as fur trading post along the Hudson River
  2. New Amsterdam – capital of New Netherlands was center of fur trade. Today it is New York City
  3. Peter Stuyvesant led the colony from 1647-1664.
  4. Patroons – a person that was given large land grants if they brought 50 settlers. A patron was given fishing and fur trading privileges.
  5. Diverse Society – Puritan dissenters, German Lutherans, French Protestants, and Jews.
  6. English saw the Dutch as a threat to their colonies in the north and the south
  7. English captured colony in 1664 and renamed it New York.
  1. New Jersey
  1. English took control in 1664.
  2. The colony occupied land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers.
  3. It had a diverse population, including Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and Scots.
  4. Quakers were one of largest religious groups in New Jersey.
  5. Quakers who supported nonviolence and religious tolerance, were persecuted
  1. Pennsylvania
  1. William Pennfounded Pennsylvania, a larger colony for Quakers that provided a safe home.
  2. Penn limited his power, established an elected assembly, and promised religious freedom to all Christians.
  3. Quakers welcomed those of different religious beliefs to their colony.
  1. Middle Colonies Economy
  1. Hudson and Delaware Rivers encouraged trade and shipping
  2. Excellent harbors were great for trade and large cities such as New York City and Philadelphia became centers of trade.
  3. Merchants who lived in these cities exported grains, crops and imported manufactured goods from England
  4. Middle colonies had good climate and rich soil to grow crops.
  5. German farmers brought knowledge and produced an abundance of cash crops such as, fruits and vegetables.
  6. Also grew Staple crops, crops that are always needed (Cereal grains - wheat, barley, and oats)
  7. Indentured servants were a large source of labor.
  8. There were slaves but not as many as the southern Colonies
  9. Trade to Britain and the West Indies was important to the economy of middle colonies.
  10. Diverse populations brought many skilled artisans who worked with steel, glass, furniture, and kitchen ware.

What goods did the Middle Colonies export?
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How wasthe Middle Colonies Economy similar to the New England Colonies AND similar to the Southern Colonies Economy?
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