2.4 Notes-- The Middle Colonies Essential Topic Question --- Why do people move? Essential Lesson Questions --- 1. Why did the British take control of New Amsterdam? New Amsterdam was successful economically and allowed individuals to worship freely this attracted many settlers Because of its success, the Dutch and the English wanted control Pages 92-93 2. Why was the colony of New Jersey originally formed? New York was too big to govern easily, so the Duke of York divided some amongst his friends and they created the proprietary colony – New Jersey Page 93 2.4 Notes-- The Middle Colonies 3. Why did a free-market economy develop in New Jersey? The government in New Jersey did not have much say in the economic activities this benefited colonist because they could farm or run a business with little government involvement. Page 94 4. How did William Penn influence self-government in America? “During his time as proprietor, Penn took steps that aided the development of self-government in Pennsylvania. He proposed a constitution and a General Assembly.” Page 95 5. What attracted so many people to William Penn’s colony? Penn set up his colony as a “holy experiment” this meant that he wanted to promote religious freedom. He also wanted the American Indians to be treated fairly. People from all over came to escape religious persecution. Pages 95-96 2.4 Notes-- The Middle Colonies 2.4 Vocabulary --- check out Quizlet for the definitions. Write them below. 1. proprietary colony 2. royal colony 3. Quaker 4. Pennsylvania Dutch 5. cash crop 6. haven 7. commoner .