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Aug 22, 2024 · English settlement of the Middle Colonies started in 1664 after England captured the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which included New Jersey. The Dutch established New Netherland in 1614 and it was renamed New York after King Charles II gave it to his brother, James, the Duke of York.
- Randal Rust
The Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies. Along with the Chesapeake Colonies, this area now roughly makes up the Mid-Atlantic states. Much of the area was part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland until the British exerted their control ...
The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system. New York and Philadelphia grew at a fantastic rate. These cities gave rise to brilliant thinkers such as Benjamin Franklin, who earned ...
Apr 6, 2021 · Pennsylvania – founded 1681. Southern Colonies: Virginia – founded 1607. Maryland – founded 1632. Carolina (later North and South Carolina) – founded 1663. Georgia – founded 1733. Florida (after 1763) After 1619, slavery was steadily institutionalized in Virginia until slave laws were established by the House of Burgesses in the 1660s ...
- Joshua J. Mark
The Dutch and the Swedes established the first permanent European settlements throughout much of the Middle colonies. The Dutch settled in what is now New York in 1624 and in New Jersey in 1660. The Swedes established settlements in the areas now known as Pennsylvania and Delaware in 1638. They remained in control until the Dutch took over in ...
Jul 10, 2022 · The combination of natural increase and immigration meant the population in the middle colonies was around 63,000 in 1710, 200,000 in 1740, and 520,000 in 1770. Pennsylvania and Delaware saw greater growth than New York and New Jersey. Combined, however, they outpaced the northern and the southern colonies.
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Lesson summary on New England and Middle Colonies in Colonial North America.
