English Colonies

1. Middle Colonies

1.1. New York

1.1.1. King Charles II gave all the Dutch land to his brother James

1.1.2. New York was originally found by the Dutch and called New Netherlands.

1.1.3. It was taken from the Dutch by English warships sent by James.

1.1.4. New York grew slowly and was still a small village by the end of the 1600's

1.1.5. The capital of New Netherlands, New Amsterdam became New York City

1.2. Pennsylvania

1.2.1. Was found by a religious group named the Quakers.

1.2.2. He got a charter from the king by using connections he had.

1.3. Delaware

1.4. New Jersey