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Cultural differences in trade and land ownership practices created conflict, and the earliest Dutch settlements in New Jersey were destroyed during conflicts with American Indians.

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farming is was of the most common occupations because of the stable climate and rich soil capable of supporting many varieties of crops.

In this colony they manufactured iron ore products such as plows, tools, kettles, locks, nails and large blocks of iron which they exported to England. These were goods they would make and then trade.

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Trading/exporting is a vital element to the colony of New Jersey.

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Natural resources: Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important natural resource

Business:  exports of agricultural products and natural resources including cattle, grain, rice, indigo (dye), wheat.

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- The New Jersey colonies had many religions

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Religious groups that lived in the colony were Catholics, Jews, Lutherans, and Quakers.

The colony of New Jersey had religious tolerance and freedom for its settlers.  This meant that settlers had different religions and wouldn’t persecute other religions.

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New Jersey was not settled as a religious community, and indeed tolerance of diverse faiths was cited as an incentive to attract settlers

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The geography and climate contribute to the development of the colony because the soil is fertile, the soil being fertile makes it easier to grow crops. For this reason the community was able to grow stronger and expand.  During the summer it is not too hot and in the winter is not too cold, which was better for the colony to develop.

An economic advantage that the geography gives to New Jersey colonies is that the soil is very fertile making them have more opportunities to grow more crops and trade.

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The important leaders of the New Jersey colony were Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.

The founders of the New Jersey colony were Henry Hudson. Henry found New Jersey after sailing through Newark Bay in 1609. Hudson hoped to discover a "northwest passage," that would allow a ship to cross the entirety of the North American continent and gain access to the Pacific Ocean, and from there, India. After arriving off the coast of Cape Cod, Hudson eventually sailed into the mouth of a large river, today called the Hudson River.

By 1775 New Jersey was governed as a Royal Colony. The New Jersey colony has a Representative government. This means that citizens had the opportunity to take part in the colony’s major decisions by electing representatives to represent them.

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Relationship with Europeans and Indians 

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Relationship with Europeans and Indians 

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- The New Jersey colonists had a hostile relationship with the Native Americans living there, the Lenni Lenape. When the Dutch colonists first came, a strained relationship was made, and no harm had been inflicted upon the Lenni Lenape. Since the Native Americans knew the land as well as they knew the back of their hands, they had an ideal trading relationship with the colonists.

Later on, The Dutch forced the innocent Lenni Lenape on barren and desolate reservations. February 25,
1643 became a turning point in the amount of trust encumbered in the colonists when Dutch soldiers invaded the Lenni Lenape village and killed hundreds of men, women, and children.

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New Jersey Time line of important events (1609-1738)

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New Jersey Time line of important events (1609-1738)

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1609- Hudson explores

1630- New Jersey’s new settlement

1664- New Jersey is named

1664- the british take control

1676- new jersey is divided

1702- East and West jersey combines

1721- William trent starts a village

1738- New Jersey names its first governor

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Captain Philip Carteret landing in New Jersey in 1665

Important figures of the New Jersey colony were John Berkeley, and George Carteret Philip and Edward Antil. Philip was the “governor” in 1665 and Edward was a colonial politician.