The Middle Colonies document discusses the colonies of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. New York was originally settled by the Dutch as New Netherlands and New Amsterdam, before being taken over by the English in 1664. New Jersey was founded by Lord Berkley and George Cateret. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a colony for Quakers who believed in nonviolence and tolerance of other religions.

1. The Middle Colonies
The Breadbasket Colonies

3. New Netherlands/New
York
 New York was originally settled by the
Dutch and called New Netherlands.
 New York City was called New
Amsterdam.
 Peter Stuyvesant
 1664 England takes New Netherlands
and renames the colony New York.

4. Peter Stuyvesant

5. New Jersey
 Founded by Lord Berkley and George
Cateret
 Proprietary

6. Map of New Jersey

7. Lord Berkley and George
Cataret

8. Pennsylvania
 Founded by William Penn
 Quakers
– Believed that only God should be
honored
– Believed in silent church ceremonies in
which people searched for the inner light.
– Believed that war was wrong and were
strict pacifist

9. Pennsylvania
 Extremely tolerant to other religions
 Many different religious sects settled
in Pennsylvania
 The Pennsylvania Dutch
 Colony of shopkeepers and tinkerers

10. Map of Pennsylvania

11. William Penn

12. Who does William Penn
remind you of ?