what are these colonies?
They were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America.
Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America
who founded new netherland and pennsylvania and why The Dutch founded New Netherlands to expand the reach of the Netherlands and William Penn founded Pennsylvania which was a payment for a debt the crown owed his family
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Middle Colonies [SEP] Introduction
The Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies. Along with the Chesapeake Colonies, this area now roughly makes up the Mid-Atlantic states. Much of the area was part of New Netherland until the British exerted their control over the region. The British captured much of the area in their war with the Dutch around 1664, and the majority of the conquered land became the Province of New York. The Duke of York and the King of England would later grant others ownership of the land which would become the Province of New Jersey and the Province of Pennsylvania.