becuase they wanted to entice more settelers to New Jersey by granting land to more settelers by passing Concession and Agreement becuase they wanted to entice more settelers to new jersey by granting land to more settelers by passing Concession and Agreement
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They didn't, it was given to them by James, Duke of York. The area was first settled by the Dutch, the entire region became a territory of England in 1664, when an English fleet under the command of Colonel Richard Nicolls sailed into what is today New York Harbor and took over the colony, against extremely low resistance.
During the English Civil War the Channel Island of Jersey remained loyal to the Crown and gave sanctuary to the King. It was from the Royal Square in St. Helier that Charles II of England was first proclaimed King in 1649, following the execution of his father, Charles I. The North American lands were divided by Charles II, who gave his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II) the region between New England and Maryland as a proprietary colony (as opposed to a royal colony). James then granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River (the land that would become New Jersey) to two friends who had remained loyal through the English Civil War: Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton. The area was named, the Province of New Jersey.
Because William Penn gave john berkeley and george carteret a piece of land beacause they are great friends, so they named it New Jersey
Major crops in colonial New Jersey include grain, rice, wheat barley and indigo.
Many crops were grown in colonial New Jersey. Grain, rice, wheat barley and indigo were all common crops to find. In addition to this, the standard corn and some cotton was grown as well.
The real $2 bill underneath the rabbit sticker is worth $2. You can find similar bills that have stickers for Santa Claus, George Bush, and other entities.
George Washington said, " i find that common sense is working a powerful change... in the minds of many men." Pg 51.. California prentice hall history of our nation.... independence through 1914.... authors... James west Davidson and Micheal b stoff
He had at least one sister and one brother. When George was only a few weeks old, he, his mother, a sister and a brother were all kidnapped from Moses Carver, slave-owner of George's parents. Moses Carver recovered George's brother James, who was just a toddler, and hired someone to find George's mother, sister and George. George's mother and sister were never found but George was recovered, and returned to Moses Carver. Moses and his wife Susan, raised George and his brother James as their own children.