By Jillian Brungard, Noah Monsanto, Johnny Kubis NY/NJ By Jillian Brungard, Noah Monsanto, Johnny Kubis

New York, New Jersey Founded: NY- 1626 (Dutch) NJ- 1787 (Dutch) Key Terms: Religious Freedom Charter Maize

History Founder of New York: Peter Minuit (1626) Founder of New Jersey: Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley (1664) NJ and NY ruled by Dutch prior to 1664 Reason for founding: trade and profit

Government NY and NJ governed as Royal colonies Governor chosen by king of England NJ and NY shared same governor from 1703-1738

Demographics/Population New York Nationality- Iroquoian, Algonquian From- Eastern & North America Population- Before: 300 people Now: 8 million New Jersey Nationality- Lenape native americans From- Northeastern Woodlands Population- Before: 3 million Now: 9 million

Culture New Jersey New York Lifestyle- maintained a peaceful relationship with the natives Women- expected to care for children and other duties Children- boys worked fields Girls help their mothers with housework Entertainment- horse racing, sewing Food- Fishing, farming, hunting New York Lifestyle- farming, trade, fishing, Women- expected to do “women's work” Cook Care for children Entertainment- homemade toys Food- hunt and grew their own

Toys

Economy New York: Known for Fur trapping Lumber trading And The slave trade was huge in New York’s economic success Created kettles,locks,plows, and iron ores which were exported to Europe Farmers owned up to 150 acres of land New Jersey: Farmers traded crops with the native Americans and in return received spices and furs Men were carpenters and craftsmen with apprentices The Delaware river was a trade route between the different colonies With the other colonies they traded Wheat, Maize, beans, and grains

Religion New York New York was mainly Protestant This is because the Dutch and English were Protestant A lot of religious freedom It was between the English Puritan colonies and the catholic colony of maryland New Jersey Divided into East and West Jersey East- Very strict Puritans West- Had religious freedom Had RF to gain a high population When NJ became a royal colony, RF protected

Key facts Major Towns and Cities: Trenton and Princeton (NJ); New York CIty, Albany (NY) New Jersey colony founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley in 1664 Economy was known for more exports than imports for both colonies NY and NJ mainly had religious freedom except for East Jersey. New York colony was founded by Peter Minuit in 1626