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| King Charles II of
England of England gave his brother James the Dutch colony which was later
renamed New York. James then gave a large part of this colony to
two of his friends. Their names were Lord John Berkeley and Sir George
Carteret. These two men started the colony of New Jersey on the land
between the Hudson and Delaware rivers. They hoped to make money
by renting the land in New Jersey. Settlers were offered rich soil
and religious freedom. Puritans, Baptists, Quakers, Jews, Germans,
Finns, Swedes and others were now calling New Jersey their home and were
farming New Jersey's coastal plain.
New Jersey colonists wanted to govern themselves. The colonist fought for and won the right to elect an assembly. This is a lawmaking body. The King appointed the governor of the colony. The governor was responsible for making sure the laws of England were being followed. New Jersey was known for its mix of land and people, religious freedom, and right to govern themselves. |
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