New Jersey was made because New York was to big for the Duke of York to rule. He gave the land to his friends, Lord Berkeley and George Carteret, as proprietors. The colony of Pennsylvania was made so William
Chapter 3: The British Atlantic World 1660-1750 Colonies to Empire 1660-1713 The Restoration Colonies and Imperial Expansion The Carolinas 1660 English settlements mostly located in New England and Chesapeake North and South Carolina separated by crops and social differences William Penn and Pennsylvania 1681 Pennsylvania given to William Penn Pennsylvania became a safe haven for quakers From Mercantilism to Imperial Dominion The Navigation Acts Laws required that goods be on English or Colonial boats The Dominion of New England Puritans struggled under the rule of King James II
He supported the construction of new roads and canals to improve transportation and trade within the state. He believed that these improvements were essential for the growth and development of Pennsylvania's economy. Snyder was also a proponent of religious freedom and played a key role in the passage of the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790. This constitution was a groundbreaking document that guaranteed religious freedom to all citizens, regardless of their faith or denomination. Snyder believed that religious freedom was essential for the success of Pennsylvania and worked to ensure that all citizens had the right to worship as they chose.
The middle colonies were set differently from the New England and Chesapeake Bay regions, instead of searching for a place to colonize or be given the authority to use founded land by Britain, the middle colonies, owned by Charles I and the Duke of York, used the lands as a way to pay off debts or as political favors. The new proprietaries intended uses of the colonies were for wealth and freedom to practice any religion. William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, successfully created the first, middle colony a “colony of Haven for the children of light” (American Yawp, chapter 3) thus attracted a wide range of people from different nations. Because of the political and religious freedoms, a harmony of mixed towns of French, Dutch, German, Swedes,
The settlers of Pennsylvania were mostly Quakers with other Europeans who wanted freedom. The Quakers weren’t welcome in England and wanted to find a place where they would be treated equally. They believed in simple lifestyles and wanted all men to be treated equally. The Quakers refused to fight in wars, pay taxes to the Church of England, or bow to the king. The Quakers and others who wanted freedom were the settlers of
Founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, a quaker, promoted religious tolerance, a key factor to the social development of this region, seeing that it was so tolerant the middle colony invited a large group of people and developing a social class were merchants are upper class, craftsmen as middle class, and sailors or unskilled workers as lower class. Social development in the southern colonies also differed greatly from the other colonial regions, Because of the inhabitants of this colonial region, the social order was very rigid where plantation owners are upper class, farmers as the middle class, and then Slaves at the very bottom. One similarity the British colonies all had was, the colonist all viewed themselves part of the English
Penn welcomed those in Pennsylvania with the freedom to elect members of the assembly, he invited “all the Freemen, Planters and Adventurers, and other Inhabitants of this Province and Territories, these following Liberties, Franchises and Privileges. ”5 The first law the assembly passed guaranteed religious freedom to all who “confess[ed] and acknowledge[ed] one Almighty God to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the world. "6 Furthermore, Pennsylvania guaranteed all liberties to those who recognized God, the almighty but did not force people to convert. For example, the Quakers in Pennsylvania had a strong relationship with the neighboring Native American tribes and did not force conversion.
The colonial government of Pennsylvania believed in people governing themselves with laws voted in by the people. All of this was made possible by William Penn in 1682 when he published his "frame of government," which was to be submitted to the people of the province for approval. In 1683 this was amended, in the second Assembly of the province, and a charter of liberties granted which made Pennsylvania almost fully a representative democracy. Although still liberal as the constitution. But then people started to want more concessions and privileges so William Penn in his last visit to province granted a new character which was still liberal but granted more power to the people, who from that time forward had
Pennsylvania Colony, now known as the State of Pennsylvania, was a Middle colony that lasted from 1682 untl 1776 when it became a state. Founded by William Penn after he was granted land to repay a debt to his father, the colony was established to be a safe haven for quakers. The quakers made the colony a great place; women were allowed to partake in town meetings, pacifistic views led them to stride for peaceful lives, and they were friendly with the natives. Pennsylvania was full of artisans and farmers, which helped the colony to become of of the largest exporting colonies in the nation, with them being titled the “Bread Basket” colony.
Any person who has studied Pennsylvanian history knows that William Penn wanted his colony, his “Holy Experiment,” to act as a haven of religious tolerance for his fellow Quakers and other marginalized groups. However, Penn was a business man as well as a member of the Society of Friends, and he knew that acquiring land on which to settle Europeans was the only way to make his colony successful and profitable. In order to reconcile his financial need to continually expand his holdings in Pennsylvania and his belief (founded in the Quaker teachings which professed the equality of all persons) that Native Americans had a right to their lands, Penn made it clear that land in Pennsylvania would be bought from the Indians, not taken from them.
As given per the scenario, being a young woman out to venture on my own, one of my key concerns would be safety. What colony will provide for me in security, economically, socially, and and maybe even religiously. Another large factor that comes into question is time. While reading about the early colonizations things changed vastly from one year to the next. These changes were based on wars, climate, political powers/influences, and relationships with nearby natives.
Religion played a great role in the establishment of the English colonies. The main reason the English traveled to North America was to escape religious persecution. Once the English settled in they created colonies, and established rules for a religious society. They would also try to convert Natives into Christianity, and they established universities to practice ministry. Once the English settlers got to North America, the House of Burgesses in 1619 said they would try to convert Native children specifically boys into a “ true religion”, then eventually teach them how teach them how to be Christian civil people.
The colonists wanted religious freedom. One reason they originally left England was to escape the Catholic Church. Some called themselves Puritans. They wanted the church and the state to be more separate.
The New Englanders took religion seriously, making unitary laws according to Puritan standards. John Winthrop, later chosen as the first Massachusetts Bay Colony governor, was seeking religious freedom. Wishing to inspire the colonists to dwell in brotherly unity, he summoned them together to remind them “that if we [colonists] shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.” On the other hand, those in the Chesapeake region came for the wealth that America promised. They were there to become prosperous or die trying.
That the growth of the new Protectant emphasized the laity’s role by spiritually and temporal and emotional. The Quakers were another important role. They believed that god is directly transparent to people though the inner light of the knowledge that a person has within their selves. The state of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. When Penn founded it he said it would be a safe place for the Quakers to live and follow their religion.
