AMERICAN NATIONCHAPTER 4

SECTION 2 NOTES

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Essential/Guiding Questions

What reason(s) were individuals coming to America?

Essential/Guiding Questions

Why did these individuals believe life would be better in America?

Essential/Guiding Questions

What political, economic, and religious challenges faced the new settlers?

Essential/Guiding Questions

How did the settlers combat these political, economic, and religious challenges?

New Netherland

1626 and on The Dutch set up the

colony of New Netherland. Settlers traded in furs. New Amsterdam became a thriving port.

Peter StuyvesantNew Netherlands

William Penn

To encourage farming, Dutch officials granted huge estates to a few rich families. Owners of the estates were called patroons.

People from different religious groups flocked to New Netherland because of its religious tolerance. The colony grew.

Rivalry for trade and colonies increased between England and the Netherlands. The governor of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant, swore to defend his colony.

Stuyvesant was unpopular because of his harsh rule and heavy taxes. When English warships entered the harbor, the colonists refused to help the governor. The English took over without a shot.

1664

The King of England gave New Netherland to the Duke of York. New Netherland became New York.

New Jersey Separated From New York

The Duke of York thought that New York was too big to govern easily. He gave up some land to friends. They set up a new colony, New Jersey, which was a proprietary colony.

Proprietary Colony

In a proprietary colony, the king gave land to one or more people. These proprietors could divide the land and make laws for it.

Royal Colony

Settlers came from many countries.

In 1702, New Jersey became a royal colony, which is a colony under the direct control of the English crown.

Features of Life in the Middle Colonies

Homes far apart Settlers from many

different countries Many styles of building Coastal area plus the

backcountry

Features of Life in the Middle Colonies

Cash crops—crops that are sold for money at market

Large farms Skilled artisans

Wheat, Barley and Rye

Wheat

Barley

Rye

Formative Question

The colonies of New York and Pennsylvania were both settled by

a) the Dutch.b) Puritans.c) people of many different religious backgrounds.

d) friends of the Duke of York.

Formative Question

Which description does NOT fit the Middle Colonies?

a) large farms with fields of grain planted in rich, fertile soil

b) settlers of many different religious backgrounds

c) settlers from many different countries

d) pumpkins and squash grown in poor, rocky soil on small farms