SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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monarchs offered to pay settlers wages to farm the land
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the colonies were a refuge for religious minorities
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many settlers could become proprietors
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fewer American Indians lived in the region
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many settlers from different parts of Europe decided to move to the Middle Colonies because those colonies offered a refuge for religious minorities. few American Indians lived in that region of North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -They realized the middle colonies gave generous land grants and supported religious tolerance. They also wanted money, and the middle colonies had fertile soil and a pleasant climate, perfect for farming. People were tired of being poor and persecuted for their beliefs.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Colonists came to America because they wanted political liberty. They wanted religious freedom and economic opportunity.
Detailed explanation-5: -Unlike solidly Puritan New England, the middle colonies presented an assortment of religions. The presence of Quakers, Mennonites, Lutherans, Dutch Calvinists, and Presbyterians made the dominance of one faith next to impossible. The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.