Lord Berkeley received a land grant as part of the English Crown's efforts to encourage settlement and development in the American colonies. In 1663, King Charles II granted him and other proprietors territory in what is now New Jersey, intending to promote agriculture, trade, and economic growth in the region. Berkeley's grant was also part of the broader strategy of consolidating royal authority and expanding colonial holdings in North America. This land grant ultimately contributed to the establishment of a diverse and prosperous colonial society.
The Quakers purchased land in New Jersey, From Lord Berkeley.
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By the 9th century, the grant of land made to a vassal became known as a fief. This fief was typically given in exchange for the vassal's loyalty and military service to the lord. The vassal would then manage and develop the land, while owing certain obligations to the lord.
James, Duke of York, granted the land of New Jersey to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley in 1664. This was part of his larger acquisition of New Netherland from the Dutch, which included the territory that would become New Jersey. The grant was intended to encourage settlement and development in the region, leading to its eventual division into East and West Jersey.
New Jersey was originally part of the land grant of New York that the king of England Charles the second gave to his brother in 1664. James the Duke of York gave New Jersey to two political friends in 1674. These friends were John Berkeley and George Carteret, it was Carteret who named New Jersey.
The Quakers purchased land in New Jersey, From Lord Berkeley.
In the middle ages a lord would grant land to his vassal.vassals
The Quakers purchased half of New Jersey from Lord John Berkeley. Before Lord John Berkeley owned this land it was owned by James, the Duke of York.
Lords owned land, which they did not grant to their vassals, but they did grant the right to live and work on that land as tenants.
Its lord john berkeley
Lord John Berkeley sold land in New Jersey to the Quakers.
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duke of york
The Duke of York
Because the Duke of York gave them the land as their own. Because the Duke of York gave them the land as their own.
By the 9th century, the grant of land made to a vassal became known as a fief. This fief was typically given in exchange for the vassal's loyalty and military service to the lord. The vassal would then manage and develop the land, while owing certain obligations to the lord.