Ch. 2.3: The Middle Colonies

England had two groups of colonies in ​ (a)   by 1660. In the north were the ​ (b)   colonies. In the south were ​ (c)   and ​ (d)  

• North America
• New England
• Virginia
• Maryland
• Old England
• South America
• North Carolina

Between the English colonies were lands controlled by the ​ (a)   .

• Dutch
• Germans
• Spanish
• French

The area for the Dutch was called ​ (a)   and the main settlement was ​ (b)   . It was on ​ (c)   Island. It was a good seaport because of its access to the ​ (d)   River.

• New Jerusalem
• Mississippi
• New Hampshire
• New Netherland
• New Amsterdam
• Manhattan
• Hudson

Because the river was a major transportation link to a rich land of farms, forests, and furs, New Amsterdam became a center of ​ (a)   to and from the Americas.

• shipping
• education
• entertainment

The ​ (a)   Company controlled New Netherland.

• Dutch West India
• Dutch East India
• Dutch North India
• Dutch South India

To help bring in more people, the Dutch West India Company offered land grants if they brough in __ settlers.

Those who received the grants for bringing in 50 settlers to New Netherland were called ​ (a)   and ruled like kings.

• patroons
• teachers
• writers
• entrepreneurs

The English claimed it had a right to New Netherland because ​ (a)   had explored the area in the late 1400s.

• John Cabot
• Henry Hudson
• Juan de Ponce de Leon
• Pedro Cabral

​ (a)   was the governor of New Netherland and surrendered it to the English without a fight.

• Peter Stuyvesant
• William Penn
• James II
• Davy Crockett

England's King Charles gave the colony to his brother and the colony was renamed ​ (a)  

• New York
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico