Middle Colonies Flashcards
What were the middle colonies tolerant of?
Diverse religions
What crops did the middle colonies grow?
Wheat and small crops
What was New York called?
New Netherlands
Who started started new Netherlands?
Dutch west India company
What were the two trading posts in NY?
New Amsterdam and fort orange
What kind of colonies are the middle colonies?
Proprietary colonies
Who authorizes expedition to take over new Netherlands?
Charles II
Who captures New Netherlands?
Duke of York
What did new Netherlands change to?
New York
What did new Amsterdam change to?
Nyc
What did fort orange change to?
Albany
Who was governor of new Netherlands?
Peter Stuyvesant
Who were the three leaders of New York
Henry Hudson, Peter Minuit, Peter Stuyvesant
Who got the land from Hudson River to Delaware (NJ)
George cratered
Who got west jersey?
Swedish English farmers