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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sets sail for America
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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
New Jersey
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New Jersey is founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
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New Jersey is sold to the Quakers and becomes a royal colony
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Lewis Morris serves as the first single royal governor
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Settlers rebel
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New Jersey Gazette issues its first newspaper
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Declaration of Independance is adopted