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Colonists tend to name things after the places they came from. Jersey is a place in Britain, as is York. Adding New to the front of it differentiated the name of their new home from that of their old.
New Jersey was unified in 1702. Prior to that it was two separate areas: East Jersey, whose capital was Perth Amboy and West Jersey, whose capital was Burlington.
New Jersey
Named after the Channel Island Jersey, just off the coast of Normandy. One of Jersey's prominent native sons was Sir George Carteret (c. 1610-1680). In 1664, he was granted the territory between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, which was then called New Jersey in his honor. Jersey comes from Latin Caesarea, Caesaria (�«nsula), "Caesar's (island)."
New Jersey got its name from the British coming over and naming it after the largest of the English Channels, Jersey.
New Jersey
Named after the Channel Island Jersey, just off the coast of Normandy. One of Jersey's prominent native sons was Sir George Carteret (c. 1610-1680). In 1664, he was granted the territory between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, which was then called New Jersey in his honor. Jersey comes from Latin Caesarea, Caesaria (īnsula), "Caesar's (island)."
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Why did you New Jersey as a name?
New Jersey
What was the name of New Jersey's first newspaper?
The New Jersey Gazette.
Where did New Jersey Get its name?
from the channel isle of jersey
What is the governments name for New Jersey?
New Jersey is called the Garden State.
How did New Jersey get it name and who was the person?
Jersey is a British island. When they came here they named it New Jersey.
Name a city whose name includes a states name?
New York, New York. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jersey City, New Jersey.
What was the original name of New Jersey?
The state of New Jersey didn't have a much different name when it was first name. Back then, it was known as the Settlement of New Jersey.
Fhere did New Jersey get it name from?
It came from the Isle of Jersey in England.
Does New Jersey have a French name?
New Jersey is named for the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel near Normandy France. Jersey is not French but is believed to have a Viking origin but its name meaning is lost to history.
What is the New Jersey's flower name?
New Jersey has considered the violet as the State flower since 1913.
How did New Jersey receive it's name?
Old Jersey was tired of it, and give it to them.
Why is Jersey Shore called it's name?
Cause its the shore in New Jersey.
