1. New Jersey By: Nathan Fetcho, Sarah Kuhns

2. Was New Jersey successful or a failure? Yes, New Jersey was successful as a colony from 1664 to 1776 when it became a state.

3. When was New Jersey established? 1600s - Dutch colony of New Netherland (grew slowly) 1664 - King Charles II took New Netherland and received another piece of land between Delaware Bay and Connecticut River and named it New Jersey 1776 - became a state

4. Why was it established? New Jersey was established: To attract settlers Offer generous land grants Religious freedom Right to have a legislative assembly

5. What did New Jersey produce to export and make money? New Jersey produced: Livestock Dairy products Crops - soybeans, corn, wheat, blueberries, cranberries, and lettuce

6. Who made up the colonists in New Jersey? Settled by Dutch and Swedish as New Netherland and New Sweden. In 1664, the entire area was surrendered to the English, and given its name.

7. What form of government did the colonists of New Jersey establish? Colonial New Jersey had a proprietary type of government. A proprietary colony was chartered to a person or several people who were entitled to rule the land with utmost authority.

8. Map of New Jersey

9. Flag of New Jersey The flag's field is a light, yellow (or buff) color. It was personally selected by General George Washington in 1779, and worn as a uniform color by his New Jersey Continental Line troops in the Revolutionary War. The centered blue shield features three plows, the head armor of a knight, and a horse's head above.

10. Founders of New Jersey Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley Lord John Berkeley was an English royalist soldier, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. Sir George Carteret was a royalist statesman. He served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy.Bruton branch of the Berkeley family

11. Geography and Climate A small northeastern state surrounded by water on three sides. New Jersey has a fairly moderate climate, with cold winters and warm, humid summers.

12. Food in New Jersey ● Tomato pie ● The italian hot dog ● Sloppy joes ● Salt water taffy

13. What were the overall religious practices of people of new jersey? Catholic, LDS, Christian faith, jewish,eastern faith.

14. New jersey Education Schools were also largely religious but taught the teachings of one religion. If you were a Catholic, you learned about the Catholic religion. Most schools were private.

15. What colonist did for fun ● Read ● Dance and make music ● Board games ● Card games

16. Facts about New Jersey ●The New Jersey Colony was originally named the Province of New Jersey, after the British island named Jersey. ●the New Jersey Colony region had been ruled by Swedish and Dutch. ● New Jersey is also referred to as the Garden State. ●New jersey has 39 state parks. ●New jersey’s state song is “I’m From New Jersey”