New Jersey
- Year Founded - 1664
- Founded By: Lord Berkeley and Sir George
- Religious Aspirations: Open to All Religions
- Motivation: The Duke of York realized that the population is growing in New York. Lots of people came to settle because of success and profit, so the population was growing really fast. When the Duke of York realized this, he decided to split a part of New York and give it to 2 of his friends.
- Geography: Mountains in the northeast, lowlands from Lake Ontario along the Canadian border. The general geography of the Middle Colonies was a mix of New England and Southern features but had land and soil that was suited to farming.
- Government: It was a Proprietary Colony at first, but later changed to a Royal Colony; A colony set up by some people who are responsible of getting a charter from the King. The responsibility of the colony is upto them as the colony is not financially backed, so if something happens, the king will not help them ; Must pay a yearly payment to the king ; 1702 - New Jersey became a royal colony again under the protection of the king.
- Industry & Economy: Fertile Land attract the settlers ; Coal ; Iron Ore: Very important, being one of the main manufactured products ; Breadbasket Colony: Grew lots of wheat, ground it in mills to make flour, and later exported large amounts of it to make a profit ; Exported agricultural products and plants.
- Celebrities: Frank Sinatra ; Whitney Houston ; “Buzz” Aldrin ; Thomas Edison
- Target Residents: New Jersey was open to all religions and was a safe place to come and practice their own religion without suffering persecution. It als consisted of Quakers, allowing them to live freely as well. The industries attracted farmers to come and make a profit, taking advantage of the great climate, as well as large export of grains.
Analysis of why colony was founded and how this affected who moved to the colony:
The Duke of York realized that New York was getting to big for his control because of all the trade and profit. He offered the southern piece of land to his 2 friends to keep, and with that they created New Jersey. The people were promised religious freedom and a representative government, causing the colony to grow. In return for land, however, the people had to pay annual fees.
Analysis of government, geography, economy, and religion.
Lord Berkeley and Sir George promised all the settlers of New Jersey religious freedom and representative government, both of which was provided and allowed a fairly successful colony. New Jersey exported large amounts of flour and wheat to make profit. This was because their geography was suitable to farming, still with mountains towards the north side. New Jersey was broken apart from New York but was still a good and hardworking colony.
The Duke of York realized that New York was getting to big for his control because of all the trade and profit. He offered the southern piece of land to his 2 friends to keep, and with that they created New Jersey. The people were promised religious freedom and a representative government, causing the colony to grow. In return for land, however, the people had to pay annual fees.
Analysis of government, geography, economy, and religion.
Lord Berkeley and Sir George promised all the settlers of New Jersey religious freedom and representative government, both of which was provided and allowed a fairly successful colony. New Jersey exported large amounts of flour and wheat to make profit. This was because their geography was suitable to farming, still with mountains towards the north side. New Jersey was broken apart from New York but was still a good and hardworking colony.