When was the state of New Jersey founded?

Answer 1

Nobody knows why Trenton was chosen for the capital but Trenton is the second oldest capital to be in the united states!

Trenton dates back at least to June 3, 1719, when mention was made of a constable being appointed for Trenton, while the area was still part of Hunterdon County. Boundaries were recorded for Trenton Township as of June 3, 1719. Trenton became New Jersey's capital as of November 25, 1790, and the City of Trenton was formed within Trenton Township on November 13, 1792. Trenton Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on February 22, 1834, to form Ewing Township.

Answer 2

A state of the east-central United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. The region was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the 1620s and 1630s, was ceded to the English as part of New Netherland in 1664, and became a royal province in 1702. The colony was strategically important in the American Revolution and was the site of a number of major battles, including the engagements at Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth.

Viper1

Answer 3

New Jersey was one of the original 13 colonies. It was first settled by the Dutch, and later the British re-settled and renamed it. New Jersey was the third state to ratify the US Constitution.

Answer 4

The Province of New Jersey was established in 1674. It became a Royal Colony in 1702 under Queen Anne with Edward Hyde as the first Governor. It became a US State on December 18,1787.

Answer 5

It was founded in 1664 by John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.