SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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Delaware
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New York
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1664, the Dutch Province of New Netherland in America was awarded by Charles II of England to his brother James, Duke of York.
Detailed explanation-2: -On June 24, 1664, James, Duke of York, granted Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, ownership of a swath of land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers. The charter referred to these lands as “New Jersey” in honor of Carteret’s defense of the English Channel island of Jersey during the English Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Charles II granted his younger brother James, then Duke of York and future king of England, the territory of New England.
Detailed explanation-4: -He created a representative assembly, which passed the “Charter of Liberties and Privileges” that provided rights for the residents of the colony. Before the Charter could be put into effect the Duke of York became King. He decided to combine New York with the royal colony of New England.