The Middle Colonies consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. New York was originally a Dutch colony called New Netherland but was taken over by the English in 1664. New Jersey was split between Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, who offered settlers cheap land and religious freedom. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a place of religious tolerance and prosperity.

1. THE MIDDLE COLONIES

3. • Henry Hudson from
Netherlands sailed
to present day New
York & called it
New Netherland
• The Dutch set up
colonies for gold
and furs

4. • Peter Minuit was the
governor
• Bought Manhattan
from the Indians

5. How did they try to get settlers to
come?
1. Offered religious freedom
2. Bring 50 settlers and get large plot of land
(called patroons
3. If not, get enough land for yourself

6. • The colony was not as successful as the Dutch
had hoped
• The Dutch neglected the colony
• The English felt the area belonged to them
because John Cabot had claimed the area for
England in 1497

7. New Netherland becomes New York
• The King of England gives the
land to his brother, the Duke
of York
• The English warships arrive
and the colonists
surrendered
• It is renamed to New York

9. • The Duke of York gave part of New York to two
of his friends: Sir George Carteret and Lord
John Berkeley
Sir George Cateret Lord John Berkeley

10. What did they offer colonists?
• Cheap land
• Full religious liberty
• Some self government

11. Where does name New Jersey come
from?
• The name comes from island of Jersey in the
English Channel

13. • Established by Quakers, also called Society of
Friends

14. Who is William Penn?
• William Penn was a Quaker
that the King Charles II owed
a lot of money to.
• The King paid Penn with land
in America
• He called the land “Sylvania”
(which is Latin for
“woodland”)

16. • Penn referred to his colony as a “Holy
Experiment”
• His goal was to establish a colony ruled by
“brotherly love”
• Religious freedom to all who believed in one
God
• Became the most prosperous colony
• The capital was Philadelphia (city of brotherly
love)

18. • Was actually a part of Pennsylvania
• Originally it was occupied by the Swedes and
called New Sweden
• The Duke of York gave the area to Penn