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The year of 1664 was when the New Jersey Colony was founded.

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The New Jersey Colony was founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. However, before it was considered a colony, New Jersey was owned by King Charles, it was not a colony during this time.

The following image is of Lord Berkeley.

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It was named after the british island of Jersey.

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New Jersey was founded for trade and profit, like most English Colonies at the time.

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Mild Winters and Summers meaning it wasn't too cold or too hot.

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The New Jersey Colony was a Middle Colony located on the Atlantic Coast.

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There was quite fertile land for farming. Loads of game birds and fish raided the area. There was also many other furry beasts such as deer, rabits, foxes, porcupines, elks, and weasels.

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Most men were employed and work as craftsmen, such as Carpenters, barrel makers, and pottery makers. Crops were also heavily sold. Most money was made by selling the crops.

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The most common crops were wheat, rye, barley, tobacco, and cotton.

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Originally named Trent-Towne, Trenton housed many wars in the war for independence before America was officially founded. The land was also purchased off of the original Quaker owner.

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In between the major cities of New York and Philadelphia, Princeton was a great place to receive news. The College of New Jersey located in Princeton. It's population was intelligent since most people enrolled into the college.

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The Natiive Ameriican Indians included the Abenaki, Malecite, Passamaquoddy and Pennacook.

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New Jersey colonists were very harsh to the Native Americans. This wasn't forever though. When the colonists first arived in the New Jersey area, a few colonists had made agreements across the Native Americans and had a common relations ship. However, most of these relationships broke apart.

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In 1664, the New Jersey Colony was split into two. King Charles gave New Jersey to his brother, the Duke of York. The Duke of York then in return split New Jersey into two. One part was owned by Lord Berkeley and the other to Sir George Carteret. East Jersey and West Jersey didn't last very long and the colony reunited into New Jersey.

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New jersey used to be named the Province of New Jersey, and as you have hopefully read, it was named after the island of Jersey in Europe.

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The New Jersey Colony saw a lot of action during the American Revolution.

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the natural resources in the area include agricultural land, forests, iron ore, coal, and furs.

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The New Jersey Colony was often refered to as a "Breadbasket Colony" for all the wheat it grew.

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Originally, the Colony of New Jersey was apart of New Netherlands, and was owned by the Swedish and the Dutch.

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On December 18th, 1787 the New Jersey colony was the third state of the original 13 colonies to join the United States.