THE DUTCH SETTLEMENT:THE DUTCH SETTLEMENT:ORGINSORGINS OF THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDDLE

ATLANTIC COLONIESATLANTIC COLONIES

THE DUTCH SETTLEMENTTHE DUTCH SETTLEMENT

THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COLONIESCOLONIES

• People from all over Europe settled the Middle Atlantic Colonies. They were tolerant of other religious beliefs and nationalities. Most Africans were slaves, a few were free, but they had few rights.

• English Catholics settled in Maryland. Dutch and Swedish settlers began colonies in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

• William Penn, a Quaker, was the founder of Pennsylvania. He paid the Native Americans for their land. They lived together in peace.

•Many Germans settled in Pennsylvania. Many Germans settled in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia was the largest city in the Philadelphia was the largest city in the colonies. Benjamin Franklin, a Philadelphia colonies. Benjamin Franklin, a Philadelphia printer, was a colonial leader. printer, was a colonial leader. •The region had rich farmland and good water The region had rich farmland and good water resources. Lumber, crops, and animal furs resources. Lumber, crops, and animal furs were sent to markets in coast cities, such as were sent to markets in coast cities, such as New York. Farming was the heart of the New York. Farming was the heart of the economy. The land and climate were good economy. The land and climate were good for large-scale farming.for large-scale farming.

• Colonist who couldn’t afford coastal land moved into the back country. The back country was the rugged land between the coastal plains and the Appalachian Mountains. They had a long period of peace with Native Americans.

HENRY HUDSONHENRY HUDSON

HENRY HUDSONHENRY HUDSON

• The Dutch connection with North America began in September 1609, when Henry Hudson, an English Captain, in service to the VOC (Vereenigde Oostlndische Compagnie) discovered with his ship “De Halve Maene” the river which today bears his name.

• Henry Hudson was in search of a NW passage to Asia.

HENRY HUDSONHENRY HUDSON

• In 1626 a fort was built on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, this fort was called Fort Amsterdam and around it the town of Nieuw Amsterdam developed, it was destined to become the capital of the Dutch colony, in 1628 the population at Nieuw Amsterdam was of 270 souls.

PETER STUYVESANTPETER STUYVESANT

PETER STUYVESANTPETER STUYVESANT

• New Amsterdam’s governor was Peter Stuyvesant. He soon expanded New Netherlands into what is now New Jersey. Peter Stuyvesant went south into what is now Delaware taking over New Sweden in 1655.

• The English took over New Netherlands and New Sweden because the citizens would not fight the English.

• The land was then split up and given its present day name of New York and New Jersey.

NEW YORKNEW YORK

NEW JERSEYNEW JERSEY

DELAWAREDELAWARE

PENNSYLVANIAPENNSYLVANIA

WILLIAM PENNWILLIAM PENN

ASSIGNMENTASSIGNMENT Writing Activity: Imagine that it is the

1600’s and you are an immigrant who has just arrived in the middle colonies.

Use the information in this lesson to write a diary entry about what you might see and do.

Entries will be shared with a classmate!