The Middle Colonies

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The Middle Colonies

• What you need to know!

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Middle Colonies

• People from many nations settled the middle
  colonies
• Dutch, Swedes, Finns, English, Scots
• The Economy was mainly Trade Farming

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New York / New Jersey

• New York
• Founded By Dutch
• Called It New Amsterdam lots of fur trade
• The English Renamed it NY in 1664
• New Jersey
• Had diverse population of Dutch, Swedes, Finns
  Scots
• English Took Control in 1664

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Pennsylvania

• Founded by William Penn A Quaker
• Quakers supported non-violence Religious
  tolerance.
• Philadelphia means City of Brotherly Love.

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Economy

• Farming
• Wheat
• Barley
• Oats
• Labor Mostly Indentured Servants
• Trade with England West Indies (Cuba) was
  important.