History of Oceania

What was the location of new jersey colony?

New Jersey was originally part of the Province of New York, which was granted to the Duke of York in 1664. In 1674, the Duke of York granted the land between the Delaware River and the Hudson River to two of his friends, Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton. This area was named "New Jersey" in honor of Carteret's home island of Jersey in the English Channel.

The first permanent European settlement in New Jersey was Elizabeth, which was founded in 1664 by a group of English Puritans from Connecticut. Other early settlements included Newark (1666), Middletown (1665), and Woodbridge (1669).

In 1702, New Jersey was divided into two colonies: East Jersey and West Jersey. East Jersey was mostly settled by English Puritans, while West Jersey was settled by a more diverse group of people, including Dutch, French, Germans, and Scots.

In 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution.