SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He gave the colony to his brother
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He gave the colony to the Dutch
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the 1660s to the 1680s, Charles II added more possessions to England’s North American holdings by establishing the Restoration colonies of New York and New Jersey (taking these areas from the Dutch) as well as Pennsylvania and the Carolinas.
Detailed explanation-2: -King Charles II granted his younger brother James, then Duke of York and future king of England, the territory of New England.
Detailed explanation-3: -Penn obtained the land from King Charles II as payment for a debt owed to his deceased father.
Detailed explanation-4: -Charles II was committed to expanding England’s overseas possessions. His policies in the 1660s through the 1680s established and supported the Restoration colonies: the Carolinas, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.