Us.1.Middle Colonies Power Point L

Middle Colonies

By: Courtney, Brooke, Tatum and Kinsey

Geography Climate:Relatively hot

Geo:Philadelphia and New York Ports, through the Appalachians mountains (Pennsylvania), hills Soil:Fertile , near the coast Farms larger and more productive Crops:Corn, wheat, maize, rye, barleyThese together could make bread, milk, and whiskey Major towns: Ports important for trade

•New Amsterdam•Philadelphia (City of Brotherly Love)

Founding of the Middle Colonies

•Founded in 1609 by Dutch Merchants

•Came to trade furs with the Native Americans

•Colonist came from Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, France, Sweden, and Finland.

• Religion was most tolerated in this region of colonies• New Jersey, very diverse religions• Religiously- no single religious group dominated – Quakers– Baptists– Anglicans– Presbyterians– Lutherans– Mennonite– Dutch Reformed – German Reformed– Jews

William Penn

• Born October 14, 1644 and died on July 30 1718 in London.

• Founder of Pennsylvania “The Holy Experiment”

• Went against society by accepting other faiths into his colony

William Penn

• Founder of Pennsylvania “The Holy Experiment”

• Went against society by accepting other faiths into his colony

• Born October 14, 1644 and died on July 30 1718 in London.

Primary Source Microsoft Office Word Document

o Preface to the Frame of Government by William Penn 1682 oBasic plan to how William Penn was going to form the government for Pennsylvania

Representative Democracy o William Penn’s views and opinions on different types/“frames” of government

Beliefs in which governments are founded, managed, and corrupted

Politics

• Representative Assemblies/Government – Pennsylvania – New Jersey – Delaware – New York

• Government supported life, liberty, propriety, and equality

Relationship with England • Local councils • Legislatures (both appointed and elected)

• passed laws for the colony •Governor

•Appointed by the monarch unless proprietary which was by the proprietary

•Monarch had control over laws and officials • parliament passed laws as well

Society in the Middle Colonies

Became the most ethnically and culturally diverse region in the entire British Empire

The Middle Colonies were tolerant of all religions and offered immigrants better opportunities than other regions.

Education was scarce and expensive

New Jersey was the only colony to have more than one college: the College of New Jersey and Queens (Princeton and Rutgers).

Economy in the Middle Colonies

• Based on family farms due to the temperate climate Able to produce more and better quality wheat than New

England• Exporting wheat became a big point of trade for the Middle

Colonies Philadelphia and New York were two great seaports for

exporting goods

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