Peter Stuyvesant

• Born in 1592 Scherpenzeel, in southern Friesland
• He had two children such as Balthasar Lazarus Stuyvesant, Nicolaes Willem Stuyvesant.
• Peter Stuyvesant went to University of Franeker
• He entered military service in the West Indies in 1625

Religion

• Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others.
• New York Colony was founded as New Sweden, in 1626, by Peter Minuit and was later renamed New Netherlands.
• Since New York became a colony they have been known for their strong religious tolerance.
• Religion in the Colonies was extremely diverse and many religious groups.

Geography & Weather

• The Middle Colonies had a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters.
• They have mountains in the northeast, lowlands from Lake Ontario along the Canadian border.
• New York is located along the Atlantic Ocean. New York has some mountains, some hills, and some plains.
• There was war with the Indians over land because the Indians wanted land to grow crops and mostly, the English were growing crops there like potatoes, tobacco, and corn.

Economy

• New York was often referred to as a breadbasket colony because it grew so many crops, especially wheat.
• They had really big acres of farm land to grown the cops they needed.
• Manufactured things such as plows, tools, kettles, locks, nails and large blocks of iron.