Chapter 6 The Middle Colonies

Refuge

A safe place

Proprietor

An owner

Trial by jury

The right of a person to be tried by a jury or a group of citizens to decide if the person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime.

Justice

Fairness

The Middle Colonies

Got their names because of their location between the New England loonies and the southern colonies. The Middle Colonies were Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Middle colonies were known as breadbasket colonies

They grew so many crops used in making bread including wheat, corn and rye.

The Middle Colonies attracted settlers

Because of the rich soil and good climate ( long growing season and enough rain) for farming. They also had large harbors and many rivers which made trade with Luther colonies easy.

English wanted control of the Dutch land because

King Charles II wanted to control the Atlantic coast. This would give him control of the fur trade, natural resources, and he would gain land.

After taking control of New Netherland from the Dutch

The English formed the colonies of New York and New Jersey.

Quakers

A religious group who were forces to leave England. They hoped to find refuge, or a safe place, to live and worship. The first Quaker settlement in North America was in New Jersey.

William Penn

A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania. Quakers were peaceful and thought all people were equal.

William Penn Proprietor

Proprietor of Delaware and Pennsylvania. He wrote a document called the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania. It gave citizens freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to a fair trial by jury.

Penn and Native Americans

Penn wanted Native Americans to be treated with fairness and he formed long lasting peace with leaders like Tamanend.