Middle Colonies
Exploration of the New World
Delaware
- Founded by Lord De La Warr
- founded in 1631
- Cash crop was corn and other vegetables
- quaker was the main Religion
- caused the French/Indian war, Cherokee main tribe dealt with
- Proprietary colony
- Population of 5385
New Jersey
- Population of 29818
- Founded in 1664 by sir George Carteret
- Main Religion consist of quaker
- Agricultural economy
- Proprietary colony
- Hostile toward native Americans, mainly dealt with Lenni-Lenape
Pennsylvania
- Founded by William Penn in 1682
- Quaker is most popular religion
- population of 30962
- Proprietary colony
- Very peaceful with Indians
- Economy thrived on agriculture and iron work
New York
- Population of 36919
- For trade fueled economy
- main Religion was anglicans
- royal colony
- Founded in 1664
- Peaceful with native Americans like the Lenni-Lenape tribe