NEW JERSEY COLONY

FOUNDING OF NEW JERSEY

• Founded in 1664
• Founded by Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
• Named after the British island of Jersey
• It was founded for trade and profits

NEW JERSEY RELIGION

• Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom
• Quakers,Catholic,Lutherans,Jews, and others lived here.

RELATIONSHIP WITH NATIVE AMERICANS

• At first, they had a good relationship with Native Americans.
• They traded with the Native Americans because the Native Americans knew the land.
• The colonists eventually attacked the Native Americans.
• Their relationship was ruined after that.

NEW JERSEY FACTS

• Major towns are Princeton and Trenton
• It was originally apart of New Netherland
• It was divided into east and west New Jersey in 1676
• The colony became a state in December of 1787

REFRENCES

• Landofthebrave.info
• Sites.google.com
• Findfast.com
• Coolfactsonjerseycolony.weebly.com