Dutch Settlements
What was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
Who were the two friends that the Duke of York gave land to?
Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley
Who was granted a charter for Pennsylvania in 1681?
William Penn
What year did the New Sweden Company establish settlements?
1638
What type of agriculture was prominent in the Middle Colonies?
Agricultural farming (corn, wheat, fruits)
Who explored the area for the Dutch East India Company?
Henry Hudson
What year did New Jersey become a royal colony?
1702
What was Pennsylvania established as a place without?
A landowning aristocracy
Who gained control over Delaware in 1664?
The British Duke of York
What were the two main rivers that aided trade?
Hudson and Delaware Rivers
What year did the British capture New Netherland?
1664
What two provinces was New Jersey divided into?
East and West Jersey
What did every male settler in Pennsylvania receive?
50 acres and the right to vote
What year did Delaware separate from Pennsylvania?
1701
What industries were important in the Middle Colonies?
Logging, shipbuilding, and fishing
What did Dutch landholders receive to promote settlement?
Huge tracts of land to rent out to tenant farmers
Who sold his share of western New Jersey to the Quakers?
Lord Berkley
Why were Quakers often persecuted?
For rejecting oaths, rituals, and formal ministers
What types of crops were grown in New Sweden?
Corn, wheat, oats, and fruits
How did the rolling hills affect farming?
They made the land fertile and perfect for agriculture.
What was the territory renamed after the British took control?
New York
What is the significance of Bergen in New Jersey's history?
It became New Jersey’s first European settlement
What year was the Society of Friends formally organized?
1668
How did geography affect the economy of the middle colonies?
Rolling hills were fertile for farming and rivers allowed for easy trade
What was a major source of livelihood besides farming?
Commerce and trade activities