New jersey

The Colony Of New Jersey

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  • Jan 1, 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazzano

    Giovanni da Verrazzano
    The Spanish Giovanni da Verrazzano explores the Jersey Coast for the French.
  • Henry Hudson-

    Henry Hudson-
    Henry Hudson discovers Newark Bay and establishes the Dutch colony of New Netherland.
  • Swedish Settlers

    Swedish Settlers
    Many Swedish settlers began arriving.
  • Swedish Settlements

    Swedish Settlements
    Swedish settlement led by Peter Minuet starting the New Sweden Colony.Delaware becomes part of New Netherland.
  • Fur trading

    Fur trading
    Swedish fur traders began settling southern New Jersey in 1638, but were quickly forced out of the area by the Dutch.
  • Taxes, Trouble, and Trade

    Taxes, Trouble, and Trade
    The Dutch West India Company sent Willem Kieft to lead New Netherlands. Kieft risked harming the fur trade by asking the Lenni-Lenape to pay taxes. They refused, and the two sides began to fight. A Lenni-Lennape took advantage of a colonist. This led Kieft to return with a bloody attack that killed dozens of villagers. A war followed, and hundreds of people in the Hudson River area died. New Netherlands almost got destroyed.
  • Bergen

    Bergen
    The Dutch establish Bergen.
  • British

    British
    The British take control of New Jersey from the Dutch.
  • New Jersey

    New Jersey
    When the British took control of the colony they named it New Jersey for the Channel Island of Jersey in the British Channel honor of Sir George Carteret, to whom the Duke of York gave the territory.
  • A gift.

    A gift.
    James, Duke of York, recieves New Jersey as a gift.
  • East and West Jersey

    East and West Jersey
    The New Jersey Colony is divided into East Jersey and West Jersey.
  • Quaker Meetinghouse

    Quaker Meetinghouse
    The first Quaker meetinghouse was built.
  • One Colony

    One Colony
    East and West Jersey are combined into one Colony
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  • Trent's Town

    Trent's Town
    William Trent establishes Trent's Town.
  • Lenni- Lenape

    Lenni- Lenape
    Only a few hundred Lenni-Lenape remained in New Jersey.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War , due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
  • Revolutionary War

    Revolutionary War
    As the Revolutionary War began in 1775, New Jersey’s loyalties were split; many fought for independence while others fought for Britain
  • Independence

    Independence
    New Jersey claimed independence from Great Britain.
  • Decleration Of Independence

    Decleration Of Independence
    United States Declaration of Independence.
  • U.S Constitution

    U.S Constitution
    New Jersey ratifies the U.S Constitution and becomes a state.