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Chapter 6: The Middle Colonies Vocabulary

Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Chapter 6, Lesson 3 refuge proprietor trial by jury justice

Chapter 6, Lesson 2 diversity immigrant Great Awakening religious toleration militia prosperity artisan apprentice interest trade-off opportunity cost

Chapter 6, Lesson 1: Settling the Middle Colonies

1 The Breadbasket Colonies  great land, long growing season  produced so many products used in making bread they became known as the “breadbasket colonies”  close to the coast and rivers which made trade easy New Netherland Grows  few colonists because people living in the Netherlands were happy and had no reason to leave  appointed Peter Stuyvesant governor, who tried to expand the land unsuccessfully  allowed settlers from other countries, too The English Take Over  English warships arrived to take control and Stuyvesant wanted to fight, but the colonists didn’t, so England took New Netherlands without a single shot being fired

2 New York and New Jersey  Divided Dutch territory into two colonies, most settled in NY, but owners of NJ offered cheap land, so settlers came  Quakers believed all people were equal and refused to fight in wars so they bought a piece of land in NJ to form the first Quaker settlement in the colonies

Pennsylvania and Delaware  William Penn, a Quaker, started PA and wanted all living there to live peacefully  The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania set up a legislature called a general assembly to make laws (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to a fair trial by jury)  Penn also granted charter for DE, and allowed them to govern themselves, but insisted on peace with Indians  Penn met with Tamanend to pay him for tribal lands and made a lasting treaty

3 Chapter 6, Lesson 2: Life in the Middle Colonies

A Mix of People  people came from all over the world for religious or economic reasons, many finding more freedom and acceptance than they had ever known

The Great Awakening  a religious movement that accepted all people, even women and Africans, taught religious tolerance, and helped religion in the colonies to grow

Religion and Social Life  these colonies had many different types of churches in one town  some began to protest slavery  cities had dances, plays, concerts, and social clubs while countryside entertaining was done in the form of a barn raising

4 Philadelphia Grows  as the city grew, famous scientists, such as Ben Franklin helped the city in many ways including a fire department, hospital, militia, and college  Franklin owned Pennsylvania Gazette and wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac among being a scientist, inventor, and many other things

Chapter 6, Lesson 3: Busy Farms and Seaports

Rich Farmlands  grew lots of wheat, corn and rye, but also had dairies and livestock which were traded at market for things colonists needed

Port Cities  places merchants took goods for trade  best port cities were where rivers and sea ports met  busy places and often the first view of the colonies for new arrivals

Colonial Jobs  apprentices learned artisan skills such as blacksmithing