3.3 Flashcards
Why was New Netherlnds founded?
As a fur trading post
What was the center of fur trading in New Netherland?
New Amsterdam
Who lead the colony of new Amsterdam from 1647-1664?
Peter Stuyvesant
Who was Peter Stuyvesant?
The man who lead the colony of New Netherland from 1647-1664
Who captured New Amsterdam, and what did they rename it?
The english who renamed it New York.
What did England take control of in 1664?
New Jersey
Also known as the Society of friends, this religious group (which was the largest in New Jersey) was called what?
The quakers
Who supported nonviolence, religious tolerance, believed in equality of men and women before God, and did not follow formal religious practices?
The quakers
Where were the Quakers persecuted?
In both America and England.
Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
As a safe home for quakers.
What did Penn do that was unheard of in Pennsylvania’s government?
Limited his own power and appointed and elected assembly
Who founded New Netherland?
The Dutch
What was the economy like in the middle colonies?
Combined characteristics between the New England and Southern Colonies. Mostly indentured servants, traded with other colonies and overseas.
How did women play and important role in the Middle colonies’ economy?
Women ran farms and businesses, including: clothing stores, drugstores an bakeries.
Were nurses and midwives.
most still did work in the home.
