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The 13 Colonies: New Jersey
By Iann Pavlovic and Philip Evans
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Physical Map of New JerseyThis map shows the physical appearance of New Jersey today. The map shows where there are wetlands, beaches, rivers and lakes.
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Political Map of New JerseyThis is a political map of New Jersey today. This map shows the counties, roads, and cities in New Jersey.
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Map of New Jersey in the 1700’sThis is a map of New Jersey sometime in the 1700s. This map shows cities and rivers like the other maps, but this map shows names for places that are no longer used.
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Founding New Jersey• England claimed New Jersey in 1644 after taking it from the Dutch, the
original founders.
• In September 1664, Colonel Richard Nicolls sailed into New York Harbor and seized the colony.
• After the siege, Nicolls became the governor of New Amsterdam (New York).
• New Jersey was named after the Island of Jersey in the English Canal.
• After New Jersey was given to King James II, he gave the land to his to good friends, Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton.
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Getting Started
• In order to get settlers to come to New Jersey, Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton granted land to settlers and passed the Concession and Agreement, a document allowing religious freedom.
• England did not allow religious freedom, and everyone who lived in England were in the British Church of England.
• In return for the land and religious freedoms, settlers paid annual fees called quitrents.
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Business and Trade
• Many colonists in New Jersey became farmers due to the fertile soil.
• Since New Jersey was near the ocean, colonists also fished and traded goods over seas.
• Many farmers struggled due to the dearth of English money, so slaves or indentured servants did most of the work for them.
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Significance of New Jersey
• New Jersey did not play a very major role in the colonies until the Revolutionary War.
• New Jersey is referred to as the “Crossroads of the Revolution” because the British and Continental armies fought many crucial battles there.
• Throughout the war about 296 war engagements took place, more than any other colony.
• Some of the major battles that took place in New Jersey are the battles of Springfield, Trenton, and Princeton.