Growth Of Cities
Why did the settlers move to cities along the Atlantic Coast?
They were hungry for new opportunities.
What is an Immigrant?
A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
What is Religious Tolerance?
The acceptance of others for religion.
When England acquired new Netherlands in 1664, estimated what percent of the population was African?
20%
What colonies did the colonists move to?
Mainly the ports of New York and Pennsylvania.
After the English takeover, most new immigrants came from where? (2 answers)
England, and Germany.
Give an example of Religious Tolerance with William Penn?
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a free colony, and had Religious Tolerance for others.
Most African Americans in middle colonies lived where?
In New York.
What is one if Philadelphia's most famous brick buildings, and what year was it established?
The Independence hall, 1753.
When the English took possession of New Netherland, it was already home to who? (6 groups)
The Dutch, Swedes, Finns, Norwegians, French Protestants, Jews, and other settlers.
Give one Example how the Quakers had Religious Tolerance.
They accepted people of all religion and believed that all people were equal in the eyes of god.
By 1711 what percent of white households had at least one slave?
40%