How were the middle colonies founded?

Nowhere was that diversity more evident in pre-Revolutionary America than in the middle colonies of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. European ethnic groups as manifold as English, Swedes, Dutch, Germans, Scots-Irish and French lived in closer proximity than in any location on continental Europe. read more

The Middle Colonies were four 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 (though with the notable exception of Vermont, which is reckoned with New England). read more

The middle colonies were founded roughly after the founding of the southern colonies and the northern colonies, since the division is what separated trade. read more

The colony was founded in 1664 by the Duke of York. In 1664, James, the Duke of York, received control of New Netherland. The name of the colony was changed to New York in honor of the Duke. read more