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The Colonial History of New Jersey began in 1609 with the discovery of Cape May by Sir Henry Hudson. In the 17th Century parts of what is now New Jersey were colonized by Swedish and Dutch settlers. In 1664 the entire area was seized by the British who maintained control until the American Revolution. Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Jersey. ... The written history of New Jersey began with the exploration of the Jersey Coast by Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524, though the region had been settled for millennia by Native Americans. ... The written history of New Jersey began with the exploration of the Jersey Coast by Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524, though the region had been settled for millennia by Native Americans. ... Main article: History of New Jersey As the location of many major battles, New Jersey was pivotal in the American Revolution and the ultimate victory of the American colonists. ... Main article: History of New Jersey New Jersey in the Nineteenth Century lead the United States into the Industrial Revolution. ... Main article: History of New Jersey New Jersey in the twentieth century under went many changes. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with History of New Jersey. ... The written history of New Jersey began with the exploration of the Jersey Coast by Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524, though the region had been settled for millennia by Native Americans. ... The Cape May Point Beach, NJ Cape May is the northern cape of Delaware Bay along the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... . No portrait of Hudson is known to be in existence. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Main article: History of New Jersey As the location of many major battles, New Jersey was pivotal in the American Revolution and the ultimate victory of the American colonists. ...

New Netherland

Map of New Netherland (17th century)

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Much of New Jersey was claimed by the Dutch before the arrival of the British. The Dutch colony of New Netherland consisted of parts of modern New York and New Jersey. Although the European principle of land ownership was not recognized by the Lenape, Dutch policy required formal purchase of all land settled upon, and the first such purchase was of Manhattan, by Peter Minuit. The last Dutch governor was Peter Stuyvesant, who was unpopular with his subjects because he tried to restrict religious freedom: the Flushing Remonstrance of 1657 objected to his ban on Quakers as an infringement on the residents as Christians and as Dutch citizens. Peter Stuyvesant used military coercion in order to accomplish some of his goals, which only made him less liked. At New Netherland's height, 6,000 inhabitants resided in the colony. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x2184, 1060 KB) Category:U.S. history images Map of the New Netherland and New England (1685?) - Large version Visscher, Nicolaes, Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ : nec non partis Virginiæ tabula multis in locis emendata / per Nicolaum Visscher nunc apud Petr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x2184, 1060 KB) Category:U.S. history images Map of the New Netherland and New England (1685?) - Large version Visscher, Nicolaes, Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ : nec non partis Virginiæ tabula multis in locis emendata / per Nicolaum Visscher nunc apud Petr. ... States which were part of New Netherlands Map based on Adriaen Blocks 1614 expedition to New Netherland, featuring the first use of the name. ... States which were part of New Netherlands Map based on Adriaen Blocks 1614 expedition to New Netherland, featuring the first use of the name. ... This article is about the state. ... For the language, see Lenape language. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Peter Minuit Peter Minuit == Life and work == Minuits Walloon family, originally from the city of Tournai, was one of many Protestant families that fled persecution from the Roman Catholic government of the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), and found refuge in the Dutch Republic and Protestant parts of the... Pieter Stuyvesant is also the name of a Dutch cigarette brand from Imperial Tobacco. ... The Flushing Remonstrance, considered by many to be in some ways a precursor to the United States Constitutions provision on freedom of religion in the Bill of Rights, was signed on December 27, 1657 in Flushing, at the time part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (now part... Quaker redirects here. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ...

The first permanent town, established in New Netherland in 1660, was Bergen, now Jersey City, New Jersey. Location of Jersey City within Hudson County Coordinates: , Country State County Hudson Government  - Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy  - Business Administrator Brian P. OReilly Area  - City 21. ...

Captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, a Dutch explorer, also explored the New Jersey and Delaware Bay area. Cape May was named after Mey, as well as Cape May, New Jersey and Cape May County. Cornelis Jacobsz May, sometimes spelled Mey or Meij was a Dutch explorer, captain and fur trader, and namesake of Cape May, Cape May County, and the city of Cape May, New Jersey, so named first in 1620. ... Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a large esturarial inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Delaware River along the coast of the United States. ... Cape May City highlighted in Cape May County. ... Cape May County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...

New Sweden

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In addition, some of southwestern New Jersey was settled by the Swedes by the mid-1600s ^[1]. New Sweden, founded in 1638, rose to its height under governor Johan Björnsson Printz (1643-1653). Led by Printz, the settlement extended as far north as Fort Christina (on both sides of the Delaware River). He helped to improve the military and commercial status of the colony by constructing Fort Nya Elfsborg, which is now near Salem, on the east side of the Delaware River. This action prevented the river from being easily taken by the English and Dutch, who were also trying to expand into the New World. The Swedish and Finnish colonists generally lived in peace with their Dutch and Lenape neighbors. Under last governor of New Sweden, Johan Rising, the Swedes captured Fort Casimir (now New Castle, Delaware), which was close to Fort Christina but was on the western side of the Delaware River. After capturing the fort, it was named Fort Trinity by the Swedes. New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America. ... Many inventions and institutions are created, including Hans Lippershey with the telescope (1608, used by Galileo the next year), the newspaper Avisa Relation oder Zeitung in Augsburg, and Cornelius Drebbel with the thermostat (1609). ... New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America. ... Johan Printz, Governor of New Sweden Johan Björnsson Printz (1592-1663) was governor from 1643 until 1653 of the Swedish colony of New Sweden on the Delaware River in North America. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Fort Christina was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. ... For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas). ... Fort Nya Elfsborg was a Swedish settlement in North America and part of the New Sweden colony. ... The City of Salem highlighted in Salem County. ... Johan Rising was the last governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden in Delaware. ... Old New Castle Courthouse. ...

This action provoked a furious Governor Stuyvesant, who, in revenge, sent seven armed Dutch ships and 317 soldiers to the Delaware River the next summer. Realizing that the situation was hopeless, the vastly outnumbered Swedes immediately surrendered Fort Trinity, and Governor Rising surrendered Fort Christina two weeks later. In 1655, the Dutch completely took over these lands and annexed them to New Netherland.

Colonial New Jersey

Italian navigator John Cabot left England in 1498 to explore North America, but never returned. The British later used Cabot's voyage as proof that England had claims to the North American lands. New Jersey's Cape May was discovered in 1609 by Sir Henry Hudson ^[2], in the service of the Dutch East India Company. He passed through Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River before arriving at the Hudson River. John Cabot. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ... The Cape May Point Beach, NJ Cape May is the northern cape of Delaware Bay along the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... . No portrait of Hudson is known to be in existence. ... This article is about the trading company. ... The Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River empties into it. ... For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas). ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and...

From the colony of New Netherland the Dutch interfered with Britain's transatlantic trade with its North American colonies. Insisting that John Cabot had been the first to discover North America, the British granted the land that now encompasses New Jersey to the Duke of York, who ordered Colonel Richard Nicolls to take over the area. In September 1664, a British fleet under the command of Richard Nicolls sailed into what is now New York Harbor and seized the colony from the Dutch. The British received little resistance, perhaps due to the unpopularity of the Dutch governor, Peter Stuyvesant ^[3]. After capturing the colony, Nicolls took the position of deputy-governor of New Amsterdam and the rest of New Netherland, guaranteeing colonists' property rights, laws of inheritance, and the enjoyment of religious freedom. New Netherland (or at least part of it) was renamed New Jersey (after the Channel Island of Jersey at which Charles II of England was proclaimed king in 1649) and New Amsterdam was renamed New York (after the Duke of York). For other uses, see Transatlantic (disambiguation). ... John Cabot. ... HRH The Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York For the nursery rhyme see The Grand Old Duke of York. ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... Richard Nicolls (born 1624 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire; died May 28, 1672 on the North Sea, off Suffolk) was the first American colonial governor of New York. ... New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. ... Pieter Stuyvesant is also the name of a Dutch cigarette brand from Imperial Tobacco. ... This article is about the settlement in present-day New York City. ... Freedom of religion is the individuals right or freedom to hold whatever religious beliefs he or she wishes, or none at all. ... Alternative meaning: Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... This article is about the settlement in present-day New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Charles II gave the region between New England and Maryland to his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II), as a proprietary colony (as opposed to a royal colony). Later James granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River that would become New Jersey to two friends who had been loyal to him through the English Civil War: Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton. This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Largest metro area Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N... James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701)[2] was King of England, King of Scots,[1] and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685 to 11 December 1688. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and... For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas). ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (c. ... For the 15th-century marquess, see Marquess of Berkeley. ...

The two proprietors of New Jersey attempted to entice more settlers to move to New Jersey by granting sections of lands to settlers and by passing Concession and Agreement, a document granting religious freedom to all inhabitants of New Jersey; under the British Church of England there was no such religious freedom. In return for land, settlers paid annual fees known as quitrents. Philip Carteret was appointed by the two proprietors as the first governor of New Jersey. Philip Carteret designated Elizabethtown as the first capital of the colony^[4]. However, it became difficult for the two proprietors to collect the quitrents. As a result, on March 18, 1673 Berkeley sold his share of New Jersey to the Quakers. ^{[5] [6]}. With this sale in 1673, New Jersey was governed very briefly as two distinct provinces, East and West Jersey, for 28 years between 1674 and 1702. In 1702, the two provinces were reunited under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury became the first governor of the colony as a royal colony. Lord Cornbury was an ineffective and corrupt ruler, taking bribes and speculating on land, so in 1708 he was recalled to England. New Jersey was then ruled by the governors of New York, but this infuriated the settlers of New Jersey, who accused those governors of favoritism to New York. Judge Lewis Morris led the case for a separate governor, and was appointed governor by King George II in 1738^[7]. Concession and Agreement was a document that provided religious freedom in the colony of New Jersey. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[3] in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communions thirty-eight independent national churches. ... Philip Carteret was the first governor of New Jersey. ... Union County Court House Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1673 (MDCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Quaker redirects here. ... Edward Hyde may refer to several different people, including: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674), English historian and statesman Edward Hyde (c. ... This article is about the state. ... Lewis Morris (October 15, 1671 - May 21, 1746), chief justice of New York and British governor of New Jersey, was the first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York. ... George II (George Augustus; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ...

Beginning in 1701, New Jersey's border with New York was in dispute, resulting in a series of skirmishes and raids. In the largest of these squabbles some 210,000 acres (849.8 km²) of land were at stake between New York and New Jersey. The conflict was eventually settled by a royal commission in 1769. This article is about the state. ...

In 1746 The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) was founded in Elizabethtown by a group of Great Awakening "New Lighters" that included Jonathan Dickinson, Aaron Burr, Sr. and Peter Van Brugh Livingston. In 1756 the school moved to Princeton. Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... The First Great Awakening is the name sometimes given to a period of heightened religious activity, primarily in the southwester belly US during the 1730s and 1740s. ... For the author of the Journal relating shipwreck and captivity by Indians in Florida and later mayor of Philadelphia, see Jonathan Dickinson. ... The Reverend Aaron Burr (January 4, 1716(?) - September 24, 1757) was a notable divine and educator in colonial America. ... Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710-1792) was a Whig supporter preceding the American Revolution. ...

Life in Colonial New Jersey

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Many of the colonists of New Jersey took up the occupation as farmers. However, despite the fertility of the soil, farmers were forced to struggle due to the dearth of English money. Some farmers had slaves work for them, and others owned indentured servants that had to work to pay back debts. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Slave redirects here. ... An indentured servant (also called a bonded laborer) is a labourer unde from the employer in exchange for an extension to the period of their indenture, which could thereby continue indefinitely. ...

Transportation was difficult. Usually, people walked by foot or traveled on horseback.

The majority of the colonists lived in simple log cabins^{[citation needed]} . The idea of the log cabin came from the Dutch, the original settlers. Since New Jersey was ideally located next to the coast, colonists farmed, fished, and traded by sea.

Education came through private academies, religious schools, or private tutors. There were no public schools for children. Many children were forced to start working at a young age in order to generate an income for the family anyway because they are poor.

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