Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Notes

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Ch. 3 Sec. 3 Notes
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1. The Middle Colonies

• NY, NJ, PA, DE
• Between NE on N and Cheasapeake Bay to S
• Moved there for religious freedom
• Lots of rivers, shipping, farming

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2. New Netherland

• Started in 1624
• Along Hudson R. Valley, where N.Y.C. is today
• Started by immigrants from Sweden, Netherlands
• English took over, renamed New York

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3. NewJersey

• Gov. of New York gives land to friends- Carteret,
  Berkeley
• They began new colony

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3. Pennsylvannia

• Founded by William Penn
• Many Quakers lived here
• Religious freedom, equality for all (including N.
  Americans)
• Became wealthiest colony

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• William Penn

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3. Delaware

• Small group broke away from PA to form own colony

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4. Southern Colonies

• Bordered by Appalachian Mts. On W, Atlantic Ocean
  on E
• Warm climate and good soil
• Lots of agriculture- tobacco, rice, indigo

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5. Maryland

• 1649- Lord Balitmore
• Mostly Roman Catholics

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5. Carolinas

• 1663
• Timber, Cattle, Trade w/ N. Americans
• Used slavery to grow crops
• Divided into N. and S. when it becomes a royal
  colony

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5. Georgia

• 1732- James Oglethorpe
• Refuge for debtors
• Wide variety of ethnic groups

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Vocabulary

• Patroon A person who brought 50 settlers to New
  Netherland in exchange for land, trading
  privileges

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Vocabulary

• Quaker Religion that values peace, harmony,
  religious freedom, and equality for all

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Vocabulary

• Royal Colony A colony ruled by governors
  appointed by the King