US History 3rd Period - COLONY SHEET

New Jersey

Middle Colonies

FOUNDERS: Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret

FOUNDED

INFO

ECONOMY

SUMMER

WINTER

FERTILE SOIL

ROCKY

How it got founded: Founded and settled in before, they took over New Jersey in 1664 from the DutchWhy it got founded: Trade and Profit, Land Grants, and Religious FreedomWhat it was used for: To make money and for people to escape religious persecution

YEAR FOUNDED: 1664

SLOGAN:Don't debate, head to the garden state!

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ECONOMY

How they made money- Farmland/crops/wheat- Timber- Furs- Coal- Cattle- Grain- Rice- Indigo (dye)- Wheat

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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION/PEOPLERELIGION

GOVERNMENT: New Jersey was a Royal ColonyPHYSICAL GEOGRAPY: New Jersey had mountains, lowlands, Atlantic coastal plains, and fertile soil.CLIMATE: New Jersey had a mild climate, warm summers, mild winters (good for farming and agriculture).RELIGION: There was not a specific religion in New Jersey but some religions are Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others.

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