Colony of new jersey a brief history new jersey was so named, in 1664, at the time of its conquest by the english from the dutch, in honor of sir george carteret, who had been governor of the isle of jersey, in the british channel, and to whom, with lord berkley, the duke of york conveyed the territory. The new jersey colony the new jersey colony was one of the original colonies located on the atlantic coast of north america. Detail of the road system and towns is of particular interest, as is the text. Imagine is the year 1670, and youre living in the colonies the colony of new jersey, to be exact. We are located on land that has fertile soil for farming and plenty of trees for lumbering. In this colonial era map, new jersey consists of twelve counties. The province of new jersey was one of the middle colonies of colonial america and became new jersey, a state of the united states in 1783. This map shows the battle of long island and other campaign actions including the battle of kips bay, the battle of harlem heights, the battle of fort washington, and the capture of fort lee. The new jersey colony had a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters. Use it as a teachinglearning tool, as a desk reference, or an item on your bulletin board. During north americas colonial era, new jersey became known as a colony that tolerated religious diversity.
Bergen, burlington, cape may, cumberland, essex, gloucester, hunterdon, middlesex, monmouth, salem, somerset, and sussex. Its territory was claimed to be a part of new netherland. Based on the joint rights granted by the duke of york to sir george carteret and john, lord berkeley, new jersey became a proprietary colony divided into two provinces, east and west. Google translate is an online service for which the user pays nothing to obtain a purported language translation. Located in the heart of the bustling atlantic corridor and. The dutch included the lands of new jersey with those of new york and what they called new netherlands. Harvards find of a colonial map of new jersey is a. New jersey, state of, was one of the thirteen original colonies. New jersey is divided into east and west jersey in 1674. The stretch was constructed on the west side of the pennsylvania railroad now the northeast corridor from near the northeast of dow avenue between colonia and iselin to cedar street in. With this sale, new jersey was divided into east jersey and west jersey, two distinct provinces of the proprietary colony. New jersey profit fields 44 colonial dr piscataway, nj.
As different as day and night, east jersey controlled by the puritans and west jersey governed by the quakers were united as one in 1702. There is an extreme scarcity of roads in the southern part of the state, and they are virtually nonexistent along the coast. A brief history of the colony of new jersey, 16641738. Old historical city, county and state maps of new jersey. Jamestown and plymouth, 1620 a map showing the colonies of jamestown and plymouth. The climate of colonial new jersey was very much the same as it is currently. The middle colonies, 16091702 a map of the middle colonies of new jersey and eastern pennsylvania, with portions of new york, maryland and delaware, showing the early european settlements in the area from 1609 to 1702. The new jersey colony embraced a variety of religions. The province had originally been settled by europeans as part of new netherland, but came under english rule after the surrender of fort amsterdam in 1664, becoming a proprietary colony. During the french and indian war that followed, new jersey sent its provincial regiment, the jersey blues, to battles at oswego, ticonderoga, and lake george. The database also includes numerous references to early marriages recorded in colonial deeds books and other collections, extending the inclusive dates of the index to 16661799, a valuable resource. Harvards find of a colonial map of new jersey is a reminder of border wars a handdrawn 1769 map of new jersey by bernard ratzer has been. The english then renamed the province after the isle of jersey in the.
This database indexes the marriage bonds and licenses 17111795 filed with the secretary of states office before and immediately after the american revolution in the 17th and 18th centuries. Named for the island of jersey in the english channel, its capital city is trenton. Princeton university is located in mercer county and the borough of princeton, which combines the charm of the campus with a rich colonial past to create one of. The colonies new jersey small planet communications. Overall, a nice verbal and graphic picture of new jersey.
The map shows the boundary between west new jersey and east n. Greenwood lake, lake hopatcong, mannington meadows, round valley reservoir and wanaque. What was the climate like in the new jersey colony. Any historical new jersey map can indicate who owned specific property in the state and which towns held the. New jersey was created as a the 3rd state on december 18, 1787. Early land records, 16501900s new jersey land records. Cohansey river, delaware river, hackensack river, maurice river, millstone river, mulica river, musconetcong river, passaic river, paulins kill river, rancocas creek, raritan river, toms river, wading river and wallkill river. The new jersey colony was originally named the province of new jersey, after the british island named jersey. The principal crops grown in colonial new jersey were wheat, barley, flax, oats and rice. The delaware, still enraged by the fraudulent walking purchase of their lands in 1737, and encouraged by their new advantage, threatened colonial settlements in new jersey. A 1760 rural traditional dutch colonial located in dumont, new jersey.
Old historical city, county and state maps of new york. Corn and hemp farms also played a vital role in new jersey s economy. This new english colony was named new jersey after the isle of jersey and eventually divided into two provinces. It is reunited in 1702 when it becomes a royal colony. East jersey s development was tied to new york, new england, and the former. The new jersey colony was one of the middle colonies of colonial america and became the u. In general, the geography of middle colonies, including new jersey, has a mixture of new england and southern colony features, but has fertile soil complete with land suitable for farming.
People who wanted religious freedom and land menwomen percentage. Proposals, for publishing by subscription, a large and complete map of the state of newjersey. New jersey is one of the midatlantic states located in the northeastern region of the united states of america. The province of new jersey was one of the middle colonies of colonial america and became. The political division existed for the 26 years between 1678 and 1712. Lc maps of north america, 17501789, 1237 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. The area on the eastern seaboard of america that became the english colony and then the state of new jersey encompasses a landscape of mountain ridges, fertile valleys and fields, pine forests, salt marshes, and long white beaches stretching from the mouth of the. There is an extreme scarcity of roads in the southern part of the. The weather in new jersey is amazing during the summer, with the high in the 80s and the low in the 60s. Map c1639 manhattan situated on the north rivier with numbered key showing settlements.
The map is divided into east and west, and subdivided into counties and townships, agreeably to the several acts of the legislature, down to the present time, shewing the situations of the rivers, bays, harbours, creeks, rivulets, islands and shoals, within the same. This database indexes warrants and surveys of the proprietors of the provinces of east and west new jersey, in the years 16701727. In 1919, the new jersey state highway commission built a new road that became part of the lincoln highway, an early plan to create a transcontinental highway. The province of new jersey, was established in 1664 and disestablished in 1776. Youve only been living in north america for a short time and are. This mount vernon produced map shows the region around new york city that became the focal point of the american revolution during the summer and fall of 1776. German colonial developed after about 1675, when the delaware river valley area pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware was settled by immigrants from sweden, finland, scotland, ireland, germany and. Most historical maps of new york were published in atlases and spans over 350 years of growth for the state some new york maps years have cities, railroads, p. The delaware river runs on the border of new jersey, allowing the colonists to trade with other colonies. Hamptons map guide to northwest new jersey by skylands. European colonization of new jersey started soon after the 1609 exploration of its coast and. One of the original states, it is bounded by new york to the north and northeast, the atlantic ocean to the east and south, and delaware and pennsylvania to the west. Usgs topographic quads mid 1950s courtesy of rutgers geography department. New jersey s revolutionary experience a series of twentyeight now outofprint pamphlets published by the new jersey historical commission that have been scanned by the nj state library.
New jersey was the third state to ratify the constitution. They explore new jersey history at the time of the revolution, by either looking at new jersey s contribution to the revolution or by studying some aspect of life in new jersey during that time period. The king was the person who told people who and what to believe in when the people were in europe. States bordering new jersey are pennsylvania, new york and delaware. Salem and gloucester counties 1876 new jersey historical atlas. Prior to 1664 when it was surrendered to the english, the new jersey colony region had. Most democratic system in the english empire, attracted a large number of puritans, dutch protestants and quakers. New jersey colony facts and history the history junkie. The colony had originally been settled by the dutch as part of new netherland, but came under british rule after the surrender of fort amsterdam in 1664, becoming a proprietary colony. It was plenty warm enough to grow healthy crops, but the residents werent sweating like crazy in their heavy clothes. We are on the coast of the atlantic ocean, so we have access to shipbuilding and fishing, too. New jersey pictures and facts national geographic kids. Bergen, burlington, cape may, cumberland, essex, gloucester, hunterdon, middlesex.
Click the map or the button above to print a colorful copy of our new jersey county map. New jersey was the first to ratify the bill of rights. This historical new york map collection are from original copies. The new jersey colony was classified as one of the middle colonies. The new jersey colony was one of the middle colonies which also included the new york colony, the delaware colony, and the pennsylvania colony. State maps 1777, 1784 princeton university library. The official web site for the state of new jersey nj maps. The new jersey people consisted of the catholic and protestant religions. Printable new jersey maps state outline, county, cities. The new jersey colony was founded by sir george carteret and lord berkeley in 1664. More accurate surveys and maps were made to resolve property disputes. The changing landscape of bergen county, new jersey. New jersey, along with the other middle colonies of new york, pennsylvania and delaware, had less severe winters than the new england colonies and cooler summers than the southern colonies.
The original colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the new england, middle and southern colonies. In the mid1700s, colonists began protesting high taxation and trade restrictions by england. Here you will find a nice selection of free printable new jersey maps. New jerseys early colonial history is similar to new yorks. One of the original colonies, new jersey was an important battleground during the american revolution.
Colonial marriage bonds, 16651799 index to new jersey. Americas forgotten swedish colony for nearly 20 years in the 17th century, sweden had a littleknown colony that spanned parts of delaware, pennsylvania and new jersey. Antique maps of new jersey the philadelphia print shop. Check out this site for facts about the new jersey colony. If you were rich, then odds are your education was better. Later, the 1676 quintipartite deed helped to lessen the disputes. New jersey continues to be one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse states in the united states. Maps of early america 14001800 university of south. New england colonies, 16201636 a map of the new england colonies.