Founder- Peter Minuit (Dutch) Duke of York (English)
Year founded- 1664
Why- Economic and political reasons, the Ditch colony on the Hudson separated the New England Colonies and threatened America with British rule. King Charles ll gave his brother the whole country from Connecticut to Delaware. English captured Amsterdam Harbor.
Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat)
New York used to be call New "Netherlands" until renamed by the Duke of York
Why- New Jersey was included in the grant of Charles ll to his brother James, The Duke of York in 1664. The Duke thought he had too much land to rule so he separated the colony and gave what is now called N.J. to his friends to rule.
Major Industry: Manufacturing (ironworking, lumbering)
Year founded- 1638 (Dutch), 1664 (Part of P.A.), 1701 (separate colony)
Why- Formed by the Swedes for religious freedom, then the English. Delaware demanded a separate government. They complained about Philadelphia being too far to travel. Penn granted their requests. All religions were welcomed.
Colony Named for: named for the Delaware tribe and for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la War.
Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)