<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Regional statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. States </Td> <Td> Delaware New Jersey New York Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <P> 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). </P> <P> The Middle Colonies were very similar to the New England colonies in their stature . Much of the area was part of New Netherland until the Danish 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 . But 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 . The Delaware Colony later separated from Pennsylvania, which was founded by William Penn . </P>

What is another name for the middle colonies