USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Middle Colonies. The Middle Colonies of British North America-comprised of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-became a stage for the western world’s most complex experience with religious pluralism.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1664, the Dutch surrendered to James, who renamed the colony New York. The New York colony thrived. It was rich in natural resources such as coal, timber, furs, and rich farmland. It exported so much flour to England it earned the nickname “The Breadbasket Colony."

Detailed explanation-3: -The Middle Colonies were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Pennsylvania and Delaware were proprietary colonies. New York and New Jersey originally were proprietary colonies, but eventually became royal colonies, New York in 1685 and New Jersey in 1702.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Dutch and the Swedes established the first permanent European settlements throughout much of the Middle colonies. The Dutch settled in what is now New York in 1624 and in New Jersey in 1660.