Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
GGG
All thirteen colonies were settled for the same base reasons. Gold, God, or Glory, otherwise known as the three G's.
Questions
1. When was it settled and by whom?
2. How did the colony keep there economy running?
3. What are the Political styles of each colony?
4. The population of the colony?
5. What was the primary religious goals in the colony?
6. What were the native american tribes?
New York
- Settled in 1664 by Henry Hudson
- Fur trade
- Proprietary then royal
- 340,120
- None
- Iroquois, Algonquian
New Jersey
- Settled in 1664 by Henry Hudson
- Mixed Farming
- Propriety
- 184,139
- None
- Lenni Lenape
Delaware
- Settled in 1638 by
- Trade
- Propriety
- 58,094
- None
- Nanticoke, Lenni Lenape
Pennsylvania
- Settled in 1682 by William Penn.
- Mixed Farming, Wheat
- Proprietary
- 484,373
- None
- Shawnee, Seneca