The document discusses the founding and early economies of four original colonies - New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. It notes that New York was founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam for trading but was later captured by the English. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a safe haven for Quakers to practice their religion freely. New Jersey was established by Carteret and Berkley as a proprietary colony offering religious and political freedom. Delaware's settlement began as a Swedish trading post called Fort Christina. The document also briefly discusses the practice of mercantilism in Europe and the Middle Passage slave trade.

1. BY: Shelby Papst

2.  Trading
 Cash crops – known as “Breadbasket”
 Agriculture
 Fishing
 Mercantilism

3.  New York
 Pennsylvania
 New Jersey
 Delaware

4.  Founded in 1624 by the Dutch for trading
with the Dutch West Indies Company
Was New Amsterdam before they had to
surrender to the English in 1644 and was
renamed New York

5.  Founded by William Penn (a Quaker) in 1681
for a safe place for Quakers
 Philadelphia, extended religious freedom and
equality to Quakers
(William Penn – founder of Pennsylvania)

6.  Founded in 1664 by George Carteret and Lord
John Berkley because they were rewarded
with the land by the Duke of York – a gift
 Offered religious and political freedom
(Lord John Berkely) (George Carteret)

7.  Founded by the Swedes in 1638 for trade and
land
Wilmington (Fort Christina)

8.  A group with different beliefs from the other
Christian colonies at the time
 Didn’t have regular services
 Anti-slavery
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a
place for the Quakers to be safe and freely
express their religion

9.  Mercantilism was the main economic feature
in Europe
 The exporting of goods to other countries in
exchange for other goods and supplies
 The Middle Passage – the slave trading to the
West Indies in exchange for sugar and
molasses