The Middle Atlantic The Middle Atlantic ColoniesColonies

Chapter 6Chapter 6

““Breadbasket Colonies”Breadbasket Colonies”Lesson 1Lesson 1p. 209p. 209

While the Puritans were building settlements in While the Puritans were building settlements in New England, other settlers started establishing New England, other settlers started establishing

(making) colonies to the south.(making) colonies to the south.

This region, which This region, which

included present-day included present-day

New York, New Jersey,New York, New Jersey,

Delaware, andDelaware, and

Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,

came to be known as came to be known as

the Middle Atlantic the Middle Atlantic Colonies. Colonies.

The first settlers in The first settlers in the Middle Atlantic the Middle Atlantic region discovered region discovered that when the land that when the land was cleared of was cleared of trees and rocks, it trees and rocks, it was goods for was goods for farming and farming and growing crops. growing crops.

The climate was also very good for The climate was also very good for growing crops. The summers were long, growing crops. The summers were long, and the amount of rain was just right for and the amount of rain was just right for crops such as wheat, corn, and rye. In crops such as wheat, corn, and rye. In fact….fact….

… … The Middle Atlantic Colonies The Middle Atlantic Colonies produced so many crops used n produced so many crops used n making bread that they came to be making bread that they came to be called the “breadbasket” colonies! called the “breadbasket” colonies!

The Middle Atlantic region’s rich resources The Middle Atlantic region’s rich resources attracted many people from many attracted many people from many different European countries and people of different European countries and people of many different religions. many different religions.

One such group of One such group of people that came to people that came to the Middle Atlantic the Middle Atlantic colonies were a colonies were a religious group known religious group known as the Quakers. They as the Quakers. They were also known as were also known as The Society of The Society of Friends. The Friends. The Quakers had very Quakers had very strong beliefs such strong beliefs such as…as…

The Quakers believed that…The Quakers believed that…

All people are All people are equal and basically equal and basically goodgood

Violence is always Violence is always wrong, so they wrong, so they refuse to carry refuse to carry guns or to fightguns or to fight

It is important to It is important to solve all problems solve all problems peacefullypeacefully

New JerseyNew Jersey In England, Quakers were In England, Quakers were

often treated poorly often treated poorly because of their beliefs. because of their beliefs. So they founded the So they founded the colony known as New colony known as New Jersey. In New Jersey, Jersey. In New Jersey, they hoped to find a they hoped to find a refugerefuge, or safe place, , or safe place, where they could live and where they could live and worship as they pleased. worship as they pleased.

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania While New Jersey was being While New Jersey was being

settled by the Quakers, the settled by the Quakers, the King of England (King Charles King of England (King Charles II) made a Quaker named II) made a Quaker named William Penn the owner of William Penn the owner of what is now Pennsylvania. what is now Pennsylvania. Penn wanted to call his new Penn wanted to call his new colony colony Sylvania, Sylvania, which means which means “woods.” But the king asked “woods.” But the king asked that the land be named that the land be named Pennsylvania, which means Pennsylvania, which means “Penn’s woods.” “Penn’s woods.”

William Penn promised that his colonists William Penn promised that his colonists were ruled by were ruled by justicejustice, or fairness., or fairness.

He planned out his colony’s He planned out his colony’s government, and made sure that the government, and made sure that the citizens of Pennsylvania would have citizens of Pennsylvania would have freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and trial by jury.and trial by jury.

A A trial by jurytrial by jury guarantees a person guarantees a person accused of breaking the law the right to accused of breaking the law the right to be tried by a jury of fellow citizens.be tried by a jury of fellow citizens.

DelawareDelaware

Penn also Penn also became the became the owner of what is owner of what is now Delaware. now Delaware.

Market Towns Market Towns

Most people in the Middle Most people in the Middle Atlantic colonies made Atlantic colonies made their living by farming. their living by farming. On their farms, they grew On their farms, they grew enough food to feed their enough food to feed their families, and also to have families, and also to have a surplus. a surplus.

Farmers took their Farmers took their

livestock and their surplus livestock and their surplus farm farm produceproduce (grains, (grains, fruits, and vegetables) to fruits, and vegetables) to trade for goods and trade for goods and services at the market services at the market towns. towns.

Unlike the New Unlike the New England Colonies, the England Colonies, the Middle Atlantic Middle Atlantic Colonies welcomed Colonies welcomed people of different people of different religions. Towns in religions. Towns in these colonies often these colonies often had more than one had more than one kind of church. A kind of church. A Presbyterian church, Presbyterian church, for example, might be for example, might be only a block away from only a block away from a Methodist church and a Methodist church and a Quaker a Quaker meetinghouse.meetinghouse.

Great AwakeningGreat Awakening

Interest in religion Interest in religion let to the let to the Great Great AwakeningAwakening, which , which was a time when was a time when people were people were inspired to improve inspired to improve their religious ways their religious ways of life. of life.

You know what time it is….You know what time it is….

Middle Atlantic ColoniesMiddle Atlantic Colonies

RefugeRefuge- a safe place- a safe place

Trial by Jury-Trial by Jury- a person a person accused of breaking the law accused of breaking the law has the right to be tried by has the right to be tried by a jury of fellow citizensa jury of fellow citizens

Justice-Justice-fairnessfairness

farm produce-farm produce- grains, fruits, and grains, fruits, and

VegetablesVegetables

Great Awakening- Great Awakening- a time when people a time when people were interested in religion, and wanted were interested in religion, and wanted to improve their religious ways of lifeto improve their religious ways of life