What date was the middle colonies founded?

Answer 1

The middle colonies were not "founded" on one date or time. It was a progression of settlement and establishment of colonial government. Between 1624 and 1729 the majority of the colonies became royal provinces, but it also occurred in private colonies. The three proprietaries of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania and two corporate colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island. This pattern was taken from the English political system. Between 1664 and 1682 four colonies were carved from the area stretching from the Hudson River to Delaware and then south along the Atlantic Coast to Chesapeake Bay. These became the middle colonies. The entire region was at first granted to the king's brother James Duke of York and Albany. The Dutch reconquered NY in 1673 only to surrender it the following year. When the duke became king in 1685 as King James II New York was automatically converted from a proprietary to a royal colony.

New Jersey was granted to a series of proprietors among whose leaders were John Lord Berkeley, Sir George Carteret, and William Penn. One half of the colony West Jersey was purchased by the Quakers in 1670s. The other half, East Jersey came under control by 1682 of 24 proprietors with Quakers, Scots, and Anglicans prominent among their number. William Penn in the meantime had decided to form his won colony to give a haven for Quakers and he received his proprietary charter in 1681 from the crown. The next year Penn was granted three lower Delaware counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex. In 1733 they broke off from Pennsylvania to form the colony of Delaware. So, as you can see there are many dates that each colony has as a "founding" and there is no one date.

Answer 2

The middle colonies were not "founded" on one date or time. It was a progression of settlement and establishment of colonial government. Between 1624 and 1729 the majority of the colonies became royal provinces, but it also occurred in private colonies. The three proprietaries of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania and two corporate colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island. This pattern was taken from the English political system. Between 1664 and 1682 four colonies were carved from the area stretching from the Hudson River to Delaware and then south along the Atlantic Coast to Chesapeake Bay. These became the middle colonies. The entire region was at first granted to the king's brother James Duke of York and Albany. The Dutch reconquered NY in 1673 only to surrender it the following year. When the duke became king in 1685 as King James II New York was automatically converted from a proprietary to a royal colony.

New Jersey was granted to a series of proprietors among whose leaders were John Lord Berkeley, Sir George Carteret, and William Penn. One half of the colony West Jersey was purchased by the Quakers in 1670s. The other half, East Jersey came under control by 1682 of 24 proprietors with Quakers, Scots, and Anglicans prominent among their number. William Penn in the meantime had decided to form his won colony to give a haven for Quakers and he received his proprietary charter in 1681 from the crown. The next year Penn was granted three lower Delaware counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex. In 1733 they broke off from Pennsylvania to form the colony of Delaware. So, as you can see there are many dates that each colony has as a "founding" and there is no one date.