Middle Colonies

The New York Colony was one of the 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The original 13 colonies were divided into three areas, The New England, The Middle and The Southern colonies. The New York Colony was one of the Middle Colonies. It began as the Dutch trading outpost. In 1664, King Charles II gave the land in between New England and Virginia, to his brother James, the Duke of York. Dutch traders already occupied much of this land and landowners The English engaged and…

Unlike the early colonies of MA and VA places were filling up with diversity in its people the Dutch, Swedish were forming unique communities that had their own customs and traditions. In these colonies were shaped by overseas influences with a twist with the goal of creating perfected ideal than-than the one they were leaving behind. Virginia and the Carolinas were shaped by a humid, hot and near rivers and tides environment. Diseases were prosperous. A suitable happy middle was in Pa NY and…

development of the British colonies in North America during the 1600s. Geography was a substantial and primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America during the 1600s because it assisted in the success of the economies and cultures within colonies. Geography allowed British colonies to establish a better economic system in North America due to the American market being mainly agricultural based. This geography virtually dictated that the Southern colonies…

German origin made up six percent of the population in the Pennsylvania Dutch Colony. Settlers and ancestors of Ireland and Scotland were known as the Scotch-Irish immigrants. The Scotch-Irish immigrants spoke the English language and made up seven percent of the population. However, the British Government held no respect for the Scotch-Irish immigrants. Although settlers from England continued to settle in the colonies, the percentage number of settlers did not compare to that of the German and…

Settling the Colonies: Discuss the primary motivations for the settling of Massachusetts (New England), Pennsylvania (Middle), and Virginia (Southern) colonies. Land, work, and freedom of religion were all encouraged colonists to settle the New World. As the English Civil War had raged on, religion in England had become extremely unstable, which encouraged many people to travel overseas for sanctuary. Such a colony, Plymouth, in Pennsylvania was founded under the Mayflower compact to tolerate…

1. There were three main regions with varying characteristics in the English colonies. The Southern Colonies were primarily settled with intentions to use plantation agriculture, so cash crops, tobacco; cotton; and rice, could be shipped to Europe for huge English profit. The Middle colonies were progressive, as they were settled for trading and manufacturing purposes and for a place to establish a representative government and freedom of religion (William Penn and his Quakers). In fact, New…

Throughout the history of all British Imperialism, the home country of Britain strongly affected every colony it possessed, be it for better and for worse. Within the British Empire itself, it is notable that the Middle East, as well as Egypt, had been especially affected in a particularly terrible way. It was benefited in the sense that it received many goods and technologies that would otherwise have been more difficult to acquire simply through trade, but it also received a deteriorating…

as many colonies possible. That is the main reason why the English headed to America. The Thirteen Colonies were the first English settlements in America. The colonies were made to be business ventures. They also had another benefit, which was that they provided an outlet for England’s surplus population. The colonies also provided more religious freedom than England had at that time, but the main purpose for the Thirteen Colonies was to make money. The lives lived in the thirteen colonies…

produce. The colonies were more spread out, allowing for the transmission of diseases to be limited compared to England. Women as a population were more abundant in the colonies, however, even though they usually held the majority, they did not have any greater power in society from those women in England. They were not allowed to attend schools, or vote, and were expected to tend to the house and garden. Occasionally, if there were not enough men to fill the prominent occupations in the…

First, the 13 colonies are divided up into three different colonies: New England, Middle Colonies, and The South. Each of the colonies were founded by different people, for different reasons. New England was founded by the Puritans who were seeking religious refuge from England. They felt that the church had become corrupt and left England and arrived in the Americas in 1620. The Middle Colonies were founded by the Dutch who were mostly middle class Quakers. They came to the Americas…