SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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It was between the New England and Southern colonies
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It was rich in gold
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The climate was great for agriculture
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There were no Native Americans in the region
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Detailed explanation-1: -Charles II of England wanted the Dutch colony of New Netherland because the English and the Dutch were in competition with each other for domination over sea power and colonization.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French, Dutch, and English began to make headway as they landed in the Americas and created settlements. Their goal, like many others, was to find gold, silver, and fur as well as create colonies of new lands that they claimed for their countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -New Netherland was the first Dutch colony in North America. It extended from Albany, New York, in the north to Delaware in the south and encompassed parts of what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware.
Detailed explanation-4: -The opportunity to make money was one of the primary motivators for the colonization of the New World. The Virginia Company of London established the Jamestown colony to make a profit for its investors. Europe’s period of exploration and colonization was fueled largely by necessity.